Poppy's Return
core novel 2005 Tales from Dimwood Forest
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (1,500 ratings, collected 2026-10-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780060000127 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Poppy now lives happily in Dimwood Forest with her husband Rye and their many children, all except her rudest, the teenage Ragweed Junior, whose best friend is a skunk. When word comes that her ancestral home, Gray House, is in danger, Poppy answers the summons to return, accompanied by Junior, his skunk friend and Uncle Ereth the porcupine, to save the mice who live there from destruction by a bulldozer, in a heartwarming tale of friends, family and home.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tales from Dimwood Forest
- Series: Tales from Dimwood Forest core; position 5 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Avi
Notes
- First edition, HarperCollins, 2005.
- From the series record (Tales from Dimwood Forest): Seven animal-fantasy novels.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Tales from Dimwood Forest: position 5 of 7: previous Ereth's Birthday (2000) · next Poppy and Ereth (2009)
Sources
- Avi: Poppy & Rye (The Poppy Books, reading order)
- Wake County Libraries: Poppy and friends series (summaries)
- Dogo Books: Tales from Dimwood Forest series (publisher descriptions)
- Harvard Book Store: Poppy and Ereth (about the author and illustrator)
- Jefferson County library catalogue: Poppy's Return (HarperCollins, 2005, first edition, ISBN 0060000120)
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