![]() As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way. The way Ragweed comes to Poppy's aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins. When he asks the mouse’s name, she replies, “Poppy.” Following the sound of the voice, he finds a cage with a deer mouse trapped inside. Ragweed is now ready to strike off on his own, but it’s not long before he hears a cry for help. Though Ragweed doesn’t really want to help the raccoon, by doing so he winds up in Dimwood Forest. On his journey he meets Lotar, a young, annoying, and lost raccoon who’s desperate to reunite with his mother. The story is accompanied by inviting illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca. ![]() ![]() How did Ragweed and Poppy meet and become friends? This book tells their hilarious story! Adventurous golden mouse Ragweed is on a freight train leaving the city of Amperville. In the third book in the Tales of Dimwood Forest by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, a tiny deer mouse named Poppy dares to stand up to a tyrannical owl. The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi. ![]()
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