Wildful
Kurimoto, Kengo2025
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Poppy's mother hasn't been the same since Gran passed away. She stays inside and watches TV, unable to leave the sofa. So maybe that's why Poppy has started spending more time outside, taking her dog Pepper for walks around the neighbourhood. When Pepper leads Poppy through a hole in the fence, she finds a forgotten wood that's been there all along, as well as a new friend named Rob. Rob teaches Poppy that you can find magic in the wild - if you know where to look! Poppy looks, and then she looks closer - and sees flowers opening before her eyes, watches animals slip into their hidden homes, and listens to the sound of water droplets falling gently on puddles, leaves and feathers. She can barely wait to tell Mum about everything she's seen, and asks her to come see, too - but her mother rarely has the energy to leave the house.
Main title:
Wildful / story and pictures by Kengo Kurimoto.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Children's, 2025.
Collation:
216 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 x 25 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Toronto, Berkeley: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2024.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781782694892 (hbk)
Dewey class:
741.5JCJF
LC class:
PZ7.7.K876
Local class:
JF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4187772
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