S: What else do you want to tell our readers about this book? Caramel is reading Ragweed by Avi and looking at the illustrations by Brian Floca. So I guess you should eventually read that Poppy book as well. So there is apparently a Ragweed in Poppy, and the author wanted to tell his backstory. S: Yes, apparently Avi, the author, first wrote a book named Poppy, about a mouse named Poppy. S: Did you know that Ragweed is part of a series of books but it is not the first book Avi wrote in that series? S: But look, Wikipedia shows us there are also car blinkers! So even Blinker’s name is related to cars! Cliutch’s mom is Foglight and her dad is Windshield. So from their names you can tell …Ĭ: where they are from! The mayor of Mouse Town is named Radiator for example. S: And Ragweed on the other hand is a natural thing, it’s a type of plant, right? Not a car. That’s also about cars.Ĭ: I think the reason is that they all live in cars. And there is a mouse band called the B-Flat Tires. Did you notice that almost all the Amperville mice in the book had names that were related to cars?Ĭ: Yes. S: Wikipedia tells us that it is a mechanical device connecting and disconnecting parts of a car engine. So Ragweed meets a lot of new mice in this town, right? Amperville has a part called Mouse Town because that is where the mice live. He gets on a train and gets off in a small town named Amperville. Where does he go?Ĭ: He goes to Amperville, I believe. So Ragweed decides to leave his home and travel. But Ralph lived in a hotel and Ragweed lives next to a brook. S: That sounds interesting! And kind of like Ralph, in The Mouse and the Motorcycle.Ĭ: Yes. Sprinkles: So Caramel, this book seems to be a new favorite for you?Ĭ: It’s about Ragweed, a mouse who leaves his home to explore the world.

As usual Sprinkles is asking questions and taking notes. This week Caramel wanted to talk about Ragweed, a book by Avi.

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