English Descriptions of Tales From Dimwood Forest

Ragweed

Ragweed is determined to see the world. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and cunning, carnivorous cats! Silversides is the purring president of F.E.A.R. (Felines Enraged About Rodents), a group dedicated to keeping cats on top, people in the middle, and mice on the bottom. Can Ragweed and his motley yet musical crew of city nice--Clutch, Dipstick, Lugnut, and Blinker--band together to fight their feline foe?

Poppy

At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owl's name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight.

Poppy and Rye

Heartbroken over the death of her fiance, Ragweed, Poppy, a deer mouse, journeys west through the vast Dimwood Forest to bring the sad news to Ragweed's family. But Poppy and her prickly porcupine pal, Ereth, arrive only to discover that beavers have flooded the serene valley where Ragweed lived. Together Poppy and Ragweed's brother Rye brave kidnapping, imprisonment, and a daring rescue to fight the beavers. At the same time, Rye -- who has lived in Ragweed's shadow -- fights to prove himself worthy of Poppy's love.

Ereth's Birthday

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.

Poppy's Return

There's trouble at Gray House, the girlhood home that Poppy left long ago. Poppy's family has called her back to save them all—mother, father, sisters and brothers, and dozens and dozens of deer mouse cousins. Poppy invites her rebellious son, Junior, to join her on the long trip across Dimwood Forest, hoping the journey will bring them closer together.

Poppy and Ereth

Poppy, a deer mouse, has spent the long winter curled up inside her tree snag home in Dimwood Forest. When the ground thaws and life returns to the woods, Poppy sets out in search of excitement. Suddenly, swooped up by Luci the bat, Poppy is flying high over the forest. Meanwhile, Poppy’s best friend, Ereth the grumbling porcupine, who was with Poppy when she vanished, is convinced that she has died. He sets out to give her the best funeral ever. Can Poppy find her way out of the bats’ cave to set Ereth straight and return home after the adventure of a lifetime?

《鼠武士》丛书内容推荐和目录

《鼠武士1 前传:猫王的愤怒》

一个怀有伟大梦想的老鼠，瑞格韦德，一个四个月大的老鼠，离开了父母和舒适的家，想出去看看外面的世界。独自一人从乡村来到城市。在新的环境里，他与新的朋友离合器、眨眼睛一起冒险。但是一个狡猾的猫——银边，威胁要毁了他们所有的乐趣。怎么办？是该逃避吗，还是反抗！在俱乐部里，瑞格韦德带领着老鼠们准备战斗。

《鼠武士2 王者的恐惧》

蒂姆伍德森林的边上，有一棵烧焦的橡树。一只大耳朵的猫头鹰，奥卡斯先生，夜夜守候在那里。他用犀利的目光扫视着这片土地.以及土地的动物们。奥卡斯先生声称：这片土地属于他自己，土地上的动物们是他的子民。没有动物敢违背他的意志，直到一个晚上，一只勇敢的白足鼠，帕奇，大胆地挑衅了他，结果将自己置于极度危险之中。为了让自己的家人过得更好，帕奇会跟奥卡斯先生斗争到底吗？

《鼠武士3 海狸的野心》

帕奇，一只白足鼠，因为未婚夫的死而心碎、她穿过蒂姆伍德森林远足去西边，去把瑞格韦德死亡的噩耗告知他家人但是帕奇和她满身是刺的豪猪伙伴艾利斯到达后，却发现溪水淹没了瑞格韦德曾经居住的小山谷瑞格韦德的弟弟瑞恩，被海狸绑架了，然后帕奇和瑞恩的家人展开了一场惊心动魄的援救和大战海狸与此同时，瑞恩这个活在瑞格韦德阴影下的老鼠用行动证明了自己值得拥有帕奇的爱。

《鼠武士4 狐狸的新任保姆》

本书讲述了：没有人，甚至连他最好的朋友——帕奇都不记得他的生日。艾利斯是这么想的。他很伤心，所以决定独自庆祝生日，他去森林为自己寻找生日礼物。也许还能会发现一些美昧的盐啊!在去往森林的路上，艾利斯遇到了一只受伤的狐狸妈妈，临死前她恳求艾利斯照看她的孩子。狐狸死了以后，艾利斯猛然间就成了三只闹腾的小家伙的保姆。艾利斯照顾三只小狐狸太忙了，以至于没有注意到一只凶恶的鱼貂马蒂，一直在跟踪他。艾利斯的丛林之旅变成了他人生的冒险之旅!《鼠武士(4狐狸的新任保姆)》不仅深受孩子们的喜爱，还俘获了众多成年读者。

《鼠武士5 叛逆的朋友》

灰屋发生了些麻烦事。那里是帕奇孩提时代的老家，她很久以前就离开了那里。帕奇的家人召唤她回去拯救所有人——妈妈、爸爸、姐妹和兄弟，还有一大群一大群的堂兄弟姐妹及所有的白足鼠族人们。帕奇邀请她那脾气乖戾的儿子——朱尼雅，跟她一起踏上了穿越蒂姆伍德森林的漫长之旅，并期望着这次旅途能拉近他们母子的关系。但是朱尼雅的朋友臭鼬兄弟——蒙菲提斯，还有艾利斯——那只难缠的豪猪，也一起去了。帕奇和朱尼雅也许会遇到难以预料的危险。

《鼠武士6 飞翔的老鼠》

在一个寒冷的冬天，帕奇挚爱的瑞恩死了。她伤心极了，独自把自己关在屋子里。她的家人和艾利斯都十分担心她。在一次意外中，艾利斯认为帕奇飞到空中摔死了并为此准备了盛大的葬礼。而帕奇认识了新朋友露西——一只可爱的蝙蝠，露西让帕奇了解到蝙蝠的世界。也看到了更大更远的世界。