Poppy's Return
Author: Avi
Illustrator: Brian Floca
Book 5 in the Dimwood Forest series
Pages: 256
Published: 2005
Age: 8+
There's trouble at Gray House, the girlhood home that Poppy left long ago. Poppy's family has called her back to save them all—mother, father, sisters and brothers, and dozens and dozens of deer mouse cousins. Poppy invites her rebellious son, Junior, to join her on the long trip across Dimwood Forest, hoping the journey will bring them closer together.
But with Junior's skunk pal, Mephitis, and Ereth, the cantankerous porcupine, in tow—sugared slug soup!—Poppy and Junior may be in for unexpected adventure.
About the Dimwood Forest Series
Books in series order
- 1.Ragwood(1999)
- 2.Poppy(1995)
- 3.Poppy and Rye(1997)
- 4.Ereth's Birthday(2000)
- 5.Poppy's Return(2005)
- 6.Poppy and Ereth(2009)
- 7.Ragweed and Poppy(2021)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owl's name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path . . . until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight . . .