Poppy (Poppy, 3)

I have been an elementary teacher for 23 years. I have read this book to students at the start of every year. Twenty-three times and I never get tired of it! Students are always engaged from the first page to the very end. I cannot wait to read it to another group of 4th graders in just a few weeks. If you love this book, you should read all the books in the Tales from Dimwood Forest series! You won’t be disappointed!

My 7 year old loved this book. We read it aloud together for our home school literature and it has been his favorite so far this year. We read The Tale of Despereaux first this year and it was too slow for him, but Poppy was engaging. His favorite character was Ereth. This was our first book from the series, so we did T have any attachment to the character Ragweed and didn’t experience his death as “tragically” as others are reviewing. It’s abrupt and it sets the stage for the drama of the book. My son, at 7, was not disturbed by this in the slightest, nor the epic battle at the end. That was in fact why he lived this book. He plays a lot of video games and he’s always on board for a hero and villain face off. We just talked about the sad parts and discussed the motives of the characters as we read the book and that was sufficient for him.

The book was printed well. My grandkids (age 7 and 4) were not overly affected by the plot line, where a main character dies early on. i checked with their mom about that before choosing the book. But, they had read other stories with death and also studied animals and understand animals eat other animals. After we read the first few chapters, they “played” being owls swooping and capturing mice. It is an interesting story and kept my grandchildren’s interest. I recommend this book.

Poppy is a wonderful story about doing things that are against the rules, suffering consequences, and trying to bravely right a wrong. It is about working outside the box , even with fear, to learn the truth.The child this was read with is almost 9. The vocabulary can be challenging but having the dictionary in Kindle , has him looking up unfamiliar words! Win, win. Talking about how he would deal with these tough situations, and wring about his life experiences transfers to really understanding the characters. We have really enjoyed reading this. Thanks.

I vaguely remember greatly enjoying this book when I was young and decided to read it for a challenge this year. I'm glad I did as I was enchanted by the book again.The story follows a deer mouse named Poppy. She and her boyfriend defy the local law of asking the resident owl of the neighborhood, Mr. Ocax, permission to move beyond the house they live in. As a result, her boyfriend is killed and eaten by Mr. Ocax. Immediately after, Poppy's father decides the family has gotten too big for the abandoned house they live in and seeks to petition Mr. Ocax for permission to move to New House up the road some. When Mr. Ocax denies his permission, Poppy sets out on an adventure to find out what Mr. Ocax is hiding about New House.I think this is a fantastic book for children, but maybe not those too young or those that would be greatly disturbed by the death of a character (especially one who was the focus of the first book in the series). This would be particularly good for young girls. It teaches lessons on believing in yourself and fighting against the bad people. There are also the standard lessons of making friends and making good on your word. Also, there is a lesson on not believing everything you are told until you find out the facts for yourself. The writing style is very fluid and the language is wonderful. There is no shortage of interesting words or vocabulary to help a youngster's vocabulary grow.It was honestly a delightful book that I enjoyed reading and was able to still, as an adult, feel for the characters and get pulled into the story. There is one character that is actually quite hilarious for adults to read as he has an adult's view of young people. The old man is quite entertaining in his interactions with Poppy and other creatures throughout the book. All-in-all a good read and would make good bedtime stories for the older children.

I loved this book so much! I am currently doing a homeschool program called build your library, and i had to read it and i thought i would be kinda boring, boy was i wrong! I loved it and i am very exited to read the next few books!

Such a wonderful adventure book to read aloud! I read it over the summer to my children and niece and nephews and everyone loved it and was excited to hear what happened next. This book makes a great family read aloud. We read it with children ages 5-8.

I am still looking for some good fiction books to share with the school. This book was a true delight. I did not expect such results, but it was excellent way of showing excitement and tragedy ..

wonderful and entertaining story

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My 8th old son says, "it was scary in some parts but it always turned out to be very nice."

My grade three/four students love this book. Great story and strong characters!

Probably best for Grade 3/4 students.