

But Poppy and her pal Ereth arrive only to discover the beavers have flooded the serene valley where Ragweed lived. As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way.Heartbroken over the death of her fiance, Ragweed, Poppy journeys west to bring the sad news to Ragweed's family. Poppy, a young deer mouse, dances with her boyfriend Ragweed, a golden mouse, on Bannock Hill. The story of Ragweed comes to Poppy's aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins. In the Dimwood region, a large family of mice inhabit an abandoned farmhouse called Gray House. 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. The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medal-winning artist. On his journey, he meets Lotar, a young and bothersome raccoon who has lost his mother. 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. An adventure seeking Ragweed reluctantly helps an innocent but mischievous baby raccoon.

The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning. Ragweed and Poppy is one of the "10 Top Middle-Grade Summer Reads," according to Kirkus Reviews! The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medal-. by Avi and Brian Floca Book 7 of the Dimwood Forest Series. The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca.
