Binding: Paperback
Description: The fifth book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal winning author Avi with illustrations from Caldecott Medal winning artist Brian Floca. Erethizon Dorsatum better known as Ereth the self - centered foul - tempered old porcupine is having a birthday. And he fully expects his best friend Poppy a deer mouse to help him celebrate in a grand manner. But Poppy has gone off somewhere with her husband Rye and it appears she has forgotten all about it. " Belching Beavers " says Ereth " I am not angry!" (Though perhaps he is and more than just a little.) Ereth knows his special occasion deserves a special treat even if he has to get it for himself. And what treat could be more special than tasty salt? But the nearest salt is located deep in the forest in a cabin occupied by fur hunters who have set out traps to capture the Dimwood Forest animals. In one of the traps Ereth finds Leaper the Fox who with her dying breath begs the prickly porcupine to take care of her three boisterous young kits Tumble Nimble and Flip. " Jellied walrus warts!" Ereth exclaims but reluctantly agrees. Certainly this day is not going as he planned and it's only just the beginning! Not only does Ereth suddenly have a rambunctious new family to take care of but he's being stalked by Marty the Fisher the one creature in Dimwood Forest who can do him harm. And Bounder the father of the three little foxes remembers all too well the nose full of quills he got a while back from the grumpy old animal who now fancies himself the leader of the den. He too sets out to show Ereth who's boss. Throw in an unexpected snowstorm and all in all it adds up to one birthday Ereth the porcupine is never going to forget not even if he lives to be a hundred and twenty - two!
Title: Ereth's Birthday
Author(s): Avi Floca (Brian)
Publisher: Morrow/ Avon
Barcode: 9780380804900
Pages: 192 Pages, Illustrations
Publication Date: 6/9/2020
Series: Tales from Dimwood Forest
Category: General Fiction (Children's / Teenage)