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Cornbread & Poppy

by Matthew Cordell Publisher: LITTLE BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG R

Bestseller Critically Recognized

Different habits, shared friendship

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    IndieBound Bestseller

    The book is described as an IndieBound bestseller.

  • Editorial selection

    2022 Kirkus Best Children's Book

    Selected as a 2022 Kirkus Best Children's Book.

  • Critical praise

    BookPage starred review

    Starred review praising the characters and comparing the early-reader pairing to George and Martha.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Different habits, shared friendship

Cornbread likes to plan ahead for winter; Poppy does not. When Poppy has no food stored for the cold season, the two mouse friends set out up Holler Mountain in search of help. The setup brings their contrasting habits into a practical problem, with their friendship at the heart of the journey. As an early reader, the book offers a compact story about cooperation and the value of individual differences, framed around winter preparation and a mountain search.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers beginning to read independently
  • Children interested in animal friends and stories about cooperation
  • Families looking for fiction centered on friendship and differences

Themes

FriendshipCooperationIndividual differencesPreparation for winter

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Book overview

An IndieBound Bestseller - An Amazon Best Book of the Year - A 2022 Kirkus Best Children's Book

★ "A rewarding choice for young readers."--Booklist, starred review

★"Cornbread and Poppy are endearing characters, poised to join the ranks of other memorable early reader sets of best friends old and new, including James Marshall's George and Martha."--Bookpage, starred review

★ "Delightful."--Kirkus, starred review
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Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell debuts his first early reader series about two best friends who are as different from each other as can be.


Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend...and an old one. Celebrating both partnership and the value of what makes us individuals, young readers will find this classic odd-couple irresistible as they encounter relatable issues with humor and heart.

Publishing simultaneously in hardcover and paperback.
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