Poppy Green

A New Friend Poppy Green

Marc Notes: Eight-year-old Sophie Mouse is excited to return to school after the long winter break, but there is a new student--a snake--and Sophie and the other animals are afraid to sit near him, much less ask him to play with them, because they have heard snakes are awful. Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 75 (EAN 9781481428323, Paperback) School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 75 (EAN 9781481428330, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Green, Poppy Poppy Green can talk to animals! Unfortunately, they never talk back to her. So she started writing in order to imagine what they might say and do when humans aren't watching. Poppy lives on the edge of the woods in Connecticut, where her backyard is often a playground for all kinds of wildlife: birds, rabbits, squirrels, voles, skunks, deer, and the occasional wild turkey. Contributor Bio:  Bell, Jennifer A Jennifer A. Bell is an illustrator whose work can be found on greeting cards, in magazines, and in over a dozen children's books. She lives with her husband, son, and cranky cat in Minneapolis, Minnesota.