Gender: Female Is so lazy, she is always putting off her chores for later. Healthy Hippo Gender: Male The town's physician, known for his health tips. Imitating Iguana Gender: Female She always tries to imitate everyone else. Jealous Jackal Gender: Male Is always wanting everything that everyone else has. Kidding Kangaroo Gender: Male The town's practical joker, tends to annoy everyone with his joking. Loving Lion Gender: Male Loves everyone in town, or tries to. Moody Moose Gender: Male Very emotional, smiling one minute, crying the next. Nasty Nightingale Gender: Female Always doing nasty or hurtful things to everyone in town. Outraged Octopus Gender: Female Very outspoken, and not afraid to put a stop to bad things in town. Positive Pig Gender: Female Always believes that no matter what happens, it's all for the best. Questioning Quail Gender: Female She is very indecisive, and is never able to make up her mind. Responsible Rabbit Gender: Male The town's banker, who never seems to deviate from his constantly busy schedule. Metaphorically, he is the hard-working yin to Goose's lazy yang. Smarty Stork Gender: Male The town's postmaster who seems to have an answer to every question. Temper Tantrum Turtle Gender: Female Throws a tantrum when she doesn't get her own way. Unique Unicorn Gender: Female The oldest citizen in town who is not too old for having fun. Her often used catch-phrase is "Things aren't what they used to be." Vain Vulture Gender: Male Always looking at his reflection and thinks he's good looking. Worried Walrus Gender: Male Worries about absolutely everything, no matter how innocuous. X-Rating XerusGender: Female She writes signs and doesn't allow anything. She has a stamp in one hand, and a pencil in the other. Yakety Yak Gender: Male The town's taxi driver who is always chattering and talking. Zany Zebra Gender: Male Known for his unorthodox behavior, and isn't afraid to be different. Books in the series Sweet Pickles is a fictional town with animal residents, whose misadventures impart basic values, ethics and social skills to children. A variety of techniques are employed in the series, such as comedy, music, story-telling, and active play. There was one book for each of the 26 Sweet Pickles characters, each representing a letter of the alphabet: Who Stole Alligator's Shoe?: Accusing Alligator blames everything and everybody for anything that happens. She's not nice, and she's as mean as Nightingale.