
As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way.Avi returns to Dimwood Forest, filling a gap in the series with the story of how Poppy the deer mouse met her flamboyant friend. When he asks the mouses name, she replies, Poppy.The story of Ragweed comes to Poppy's aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins.

Following the sound of the voice, he finds a cage with a deer mouse trapped inside. Though Ragweed doesnt really want to help the raccoon, by doing so he winds up in Dimwood Forest.Ragweed is now ready to strike off on his own, but its not long before he hears a cry for help.
On his journey, he meets Lotar, a young and bothersome raccoon who has lost his mother. 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.Ragweed and Poppy is one of the "e 10 Top Middle-Grade Summer Reads,"e according to Kirkus Reviews! 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.

Fans of animal tales and especially of the beloved previous books in the Poppy series will loveRagweed and Poppy! Vis mere As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way.

