Poppy

Avi

HarperCollins, Jan 1, 1999 - Juvenile Fiction - 192 pages

King of the Night

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. . .

What people are saying

Review: Poppy (Dimwood Forest #1)

User Review  - Anna - Goodreads

This is a book about a young mouse who challenges the boundaries and assumptions in her mouse family and the owl who controls them. Great introduction to metaphors for children.

Review: Poppy (Dimwood Forest #1)

User Review  - Gale - Goodreads

MINI MISS ON A MIGHTY MISSION! This is Avi at his sweet and gentle best--having chosen an unassuming deer mouse for his heroine-in-spite-of-herself. Forced by circumstances to come to the aid of her ...

About the author

Avi is the author of more than sixty books, including Crispin: The Cross of Lead, a Newbery Medal winner, and Crispin: At the Edge of the World. His other acclaimed titles include The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth, both Newbery Honor Books, and most recently The Seer of Shadows. He lives with his family in Colorado.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Poppy; The Poppy Stories
• Author: Avi
• Illustrated by: Brian Floca
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, reissue, revised
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 1999
• ISBN: 0380727692, 9780380727698
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc; Juvenile Fiction / Classics