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Poppy (Poppy Stories)

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You are going to LOVE this book! It all happened when my teacher began to read it and it caught my eye and I started listening. Now I'm hooked! It is beautifully written by Avi. It is about a little mouse who adventures out into Dimwood forest. It held me in suspense. That's why it is a really good book. My favorite character is Poppy because she loves to dance like me! Its great for fourth graders, I know this because I am one! Happy reading!

It is rare to find a book in which the talking animals act just exactly as you would expect talking animals TO act. In this book a small mouse sets out on a very believable mouse quest. She wishes to find a larger food source for her family while avoiding being eaten by owls, foxes, etc. The setting and main character are not all that different from, "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH". In both cases a small female mouse must fight to save other mice. It's a simple book containing a very good sense of what courage is. There's a lovely section in which Poppy tries to decide whether to carry on her quest or turn back, and her decision to carry on doesn't spring from some fiery belief, but the quiet acknowledgement that it is the right thing to do. The illustrations, by the way, are charming. Poppy is delightfully rendered as a small and charming creature. The map at the front is also very helpful in letting the reader get their bearings. All in all, a great book by Avi.

Do you want to read an adventurous, dangerous story that will keep you on your toes? Well, Poppy, by Avi is the the book for you! This story is about a family of mice that live near a forest. The main character is an adventurous mouse named Poppy. She has a BIG job to do! You see, her family is running out of food and Poppy must ask Mr. Ocax (the vicious, ruling owl of the forest) for permission to move. This turns into a harder job than she ever thought it would be. She has many dangerous adventures along the way.

All of us here liked this story because it has lots of adventure! There are some talking animals, dangerous predators, and even some fighting scenes!

This story would be perfect for people that have read other books in this series by Avi. This is only one of many awesome books! We hope you get the chance to check them out!

Atop Bannock Hill, is a large, dilapidated old place known as Gray House. To the average person's eye, Gray House looks like a place that no one has set foot in for years. But looks can be deceiving. For within the four walls of the large home lives a family of deer mice, who lives their lives in fright of Mr. Ocax, a large horned owl who rules the land of Dimwood Forest. Mr. Ocax refuses to let any member of the deer mice family wander throughout the woods without his permission. But when Poppy, and her boyfriend Ragweed decide to go for a walk on a romantic night, all that changes. Ragweed does not make the trip back home with Poppy, and Poppy must tell her family why: the two of them did not ask Mr. Ocax's permission to wander through Dimwood Forest. And so begins a series of unfortunate events, in which Mr. Ocax refuses to allow Poppy's family to move to a place called New House, leaving Poppy's large, extended family in a deadly predicament. Now, the brave Poppy has decided that it is up to her to make her way to New House, and discover a way to defeat Mr. Ocax, in an attempt to save her family.

I have read many books narrated by animals, but POPPY has quickly become one of my absolute favorites. AVI is an amazingly talented writer, who has made the lives of a family of mice - and the various other animals they encounter - one of the most interesting adventure stories in children's literature. Poppy is an adorable, heroic character, whose brave way of thinking, and hard-headed nature make her an admirable mouse to read about, and learn from. POPPY is the ideal book for readers who are too young for REDWALL and too old for THE CAT IN THE HAT. A remarkable, richly visual, enchanting tale of a heroic mouse, and the owl who rules above her.

Erika Sorocco

Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

Poppy, a timid yet determined mouse, becomes friends with her supposed enemy, Ereth, a no-nonsense and cantankerous porcupine. Ereth has the most colorful language of any character I've met recently. My kids hooted as Ereth, on meeting Poppy, said, "Who the dung beetle bit are you, anyway?"

Poppy is a story of overcoming fears, being brave and determined to do the right thing, learning the truth for one's self, and being an individual. It is written with humor, sensitivity, details from nature, and a sense of adventure and wonder.

This is a great book for third and fourth graders. I read it and thought it was very good. It is about a mouse named Poppy. Poppy's family doesn't have enough food so they ask the ruler of the mice, Mr.Ocax, for permission to move to a place that has more food. He says no. Poppy knows her family will die if someone does not move them, so she goes on a daring adventure to find out how to move them. This book has a great ending, so I will not give it away. I hope you read Poppy because it is a great book!

What a wonderful book to be read aloud...the action is fast paced, and there are enough "cliffs" to be able to ask questions and do a little forshadowing.

Poppy, one of the world's smallest mammals, has one of the biggest hearts full of courage. Do youself a favor read this book and share this book with your children, you'll love every minute of it(both the book and the time with your child)

The title of the book I just read is Poppy. The author of Poppy is Avi In Poppy, a mouse named Poppy overcomes her fears of an owl Mr.Ocax who says he is the king of the forest and wants to kill Poppy. Mr.Ocax wants to kill Poppy because she broke the rules of Mr.Ocax. The law is that any animal must ask Mr.Ocax for permission to go somewhere. He is later killed. The reason Poppy killed Mr.Ocax is because the food at Gray House where Poppy lived was running out. Poppy killed Mr.Ocax because she was only defending her self. After she killed Mr.Ocax her family moved to New House. I think the story was great because I thought Avi had a next idea of a mouse named Poppy versus Mr.Ocax the owl. My favorite part part was in chapter 14 when Poppy traveled to New House with a porcupine named Ereth Mr.Ocax was scared of Ereth because he had quills that hurt anyone. I liked that because Poppy out smarted Mr.Ocax by getting a porcupine Mr.Ocax was scared of. On the scale from 1-5 I would give it a five. I would recommend this book to people that like adventure and action.

This book was probably one of the best books that I had ever read. It is about a little mouse named Poppy on a big adventure. Poppy and her father ask an owl named Mr. Ocox that they needed more food and they wanted to move into a new barn to live in. (Mr. Ocox protects the mice and eats them if they don't obey him.) The owl said no, but later on Poppy goes out to find the house. She says goodbye to the mice and sets out on her adventure. If you want to know what dangers or things that happened to Poppy on her adventure, you probably will want to read this fantastic book.(This book may be boring to some people in the beginning, but it gets more interesting later on in the book.)

Do you like adventures? Do you like funny characters? Then this is the perfect book for you! This book is about a young deer mouse named Poppy. It takes place in a giant, dark forest called Dimwood Forest that is home to many animals. One animal that lives in the forest is Mr. Ocax, a great horned owl who claims to be the ruler of Dimwood Forest. Another animal that lives in the forest is Ereth, an old, cranky porcupine who swears a lot in a funny way. Poppy's growing family is running out of food and needs to find a new home. The problem is that Mr. Ocax refuses to give them permission to move. Poppy goes on an adventure to save her family.

We highly recommend that kids read this book. It is funny, interesting, and full of amazing and exciting adventure. If you want to know more, read Poppy right now!