I’ve been a fan of the Redwall books by Brian Jacques for a long time now so I was thrilled to stumble upon Poppy by Avi. All the characters are animals (mostly mice) who live in an abandoned house in the country. They live under the control of Mr. Ocax, the neighborhood owl, and are afraid to ask him permission to find another place to live. Only Poppy has the courage to look for a new home and face Mr. Ocax when she is banished from the house and her family.
The characters are great, honest, likable (and not so likable); the woods setting is described
beautifully; and there is plenty of danger and adventure.
Here are the sequels: Poppy and Rye and Poppy and Ereth
Below is an interview with the author Avi about how he got his ideas for the Poppy books:
If you know what’s good for you, you WILL NOT read this book.
No. I mean it.
Don’t read this book.
You won’t enjoy it all.
Not one bit. I’m serious.
You will be in grave danger if you read this book!
Fine. Read it.
But don’t say I didn’t warn you. (Click on the book cover for more mysterious fun)
And make sure that you also DO NOT read the sequels: #2 If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late, #3 This Book is not Good For You, #4 This Isn’t What it Looks Like, and #5 You Have to Stop This.
Who is Pseudonymous Bosch? Watch the video to find out.
The Emerald Atlas: The Books of Beginning, Book One is most certainly one of my favorite new fantasy books. So rich and compelling . . . but that might have something to do with the fact that I listened to this on audio and Jim Dale, the man of a million voices, was immensely superb as the narrator.
Don’t know what I loved better. Reading this book or finding these gorgeous trailers. In fact, I found a couple of different versions of the same trailer and I’m not sure which one I like better. Take a look and decide for yourself!
No sign of when Book Two is coming out, so we must wait with much patience. Sigh.
Mrs. D'Elia is the Librarian in a very purple elementary school library. She believes that every child should have at least one favorite book. If you are a child and you don't have a favorite book yet, come and visit me in the library because we need to fix that.
I’ve been a fan of the Redwall books by Brian Jacques for a long time now so I was thrilled to stumble upon Poppy by Avi. All the characters are animals (mostly mice) who live in an abandoned house in the country. They live under the control of Mr. Ocax, the neighborhood owl, and are afraid to ask him permission to find another place to live. Only Poppy has the courage to look for a new home and face Mr. Ocax when she is banished from the house and her family.
