Ragweed and Poppy (Paperback or Softback)

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 "10 Top Middle-Grade Summer Reads," 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. On his journey,
he meets Lotar, a young and bothersome raccoon who has lost his mother. Though
Ragweed doesn’t 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 it’s not long before he hears a cry for help. Following the
sound of the voice, he finds a cage with a deer mouse trapped inside. When he
asks the mouse’s 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. As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way.

Fans of animal tales and especially of the
beloved previous books in the Poppy series will love Ragweed and Poppy!

Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at avi-writer.com.

Brian Floca, in addition to being the illustrator of the books in Avi's Poppy Stories series, is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; Lightship; The Racecar Alphabet; and Five Trucks. You can visit him online at www.brianfloca.com.