Ragweed has no sympathy and frequently calls him names such as idiot, which is not a great example to set for children. What left me wanting more: Although Ragweed helps others, he is really rude and insulting, particularly to Lotar, who is a young and scared raccoon. This book would work for young chapter book readers who love animals. There are several illustrations throughout that really add to the story and show key scenes. What I loved: The story is action-packed and moves quickly. The rescue mission goes a bit awry, and then Ragweed is in need of help. Along the way, they will need to use Ragweed's cunning and ideas to get to her safely. Although Poppy's father, the patriarch of the mice at Gray House, refuses to assist, some of Poppy's extended family join Ragweed to save her. Poppy tells him about her family that lives in the Gray House, and he goes to request their help to free her. The trap is tricky, and so to help her, he will need others to assist.
Unable to ignore them, he goes and finds another mouse in a trap, Poppy. Once he has accomplished that, he hears someone else in trouble.
Ragweed is reluctant to help him, but he does decide to help him get back to his mother. Lotar, the baby raccoon, wants his mother, as he had wandered off while she was sleeping in search of food. Ragweed is on a train when a baby raccoon joins. RAGWEED AND POPPY is an interesting middle grade novel that follows Ragweed, a mouse who is on a journey. As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way.įans of animal tales and especially of the beloved previous books in the Poppy series will love Ragweed and Poppy! The story of 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 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. 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-winning artist Brian Floca.
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