Avi

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-10-27

Avi (Edward Irving Wortis, born 1937) is an American author of many books for children and young adults, writing across historical fiction, mystery, adventure and animal fantasy. He won the Newbery Medal for Crispin: The Cross of Lead (2002) and Newbery Honors for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth. His Tales from Dimwood Forest, illustrated by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca, began with Poppy (1995), which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and grew to seven books about the deer mouse Poppy, the golden mouse Ragweed and the porcupine Ereth, the last of them, Ragweed and Poppy, published in 2020.

Universe(s)

Books

• Poppy (1995) · Tales from Dimwood Forest Core Canon
• Poppy and Rye (1998) · Tales from Dimwood Forest Core Canon
• Ragweed (1999) · Tales from Dimwood Forest Core Canon
• Ereth's Birthday (2000) · Tales from Dimwood Forest Core Canon
• Poppy's Return (2005) · Tales from Dimwood Forest Core Canon
• Poppy and Ereth (2009) · Tales from Dimwood Forest Core Canon
• Ragweed and Poppy (2020) · Tales from Dimwood Forest Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 7 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 1 (1 won)

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