The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow

By Elaine Dimopoulos, Doug Salati (Illustrator)

Part of the Milkweed Meadow series

A rabbit questions her beliefs when new friendships challenge her to help others in need.

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181 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In Milkweed Meadow, Butternut the rabbit learns to stick with her kind. But when she befriends a lively robin and a wounded deer, her world shifts. As they encounter animals in peril, Butternut faces a choice: adhere to her family's teachings or embrace bravery and compassion. Can she rally her community to aid those in crisis, becoming the hero of her own stories? This heartwarming tale of friendship and courage unfolds with enchanting illustrations, inviting readers to ponder the true meaning of community and doing what's right.

From the publisher

This timeless early middle-grade adventure about friendship and community will charm animal-loving fans of The Tale of Despereaux and Clarice the Brave. Illustrated by Caldecott winner Doug Salati. Butternut lives in the burrows of Milkweed Meadow with her nine rabbit brothers and sisters. Together they practice strategies for survival and tell stories. With disastrous scenarios blooming in her mind, Butternut embraces the lesson of her families’ stories: stick to your own rabbit-kind. But after befriending an incorrigible robin and a wounded deer, Butternut begins to question what she has been taught. When the three friends discover other animals in crisis, Butternut must decide whether she can help, rally her friends and family, and be as brave as the heroes in the stories she tells. Beautiful and arresting black-and-white illustrations bring the animals to life in this heartwarming story about friendship, community, and doing what is right. “With the confidence of a maestro, Elaine Dimopoulos breathes vigor and beauty into a tale of a brave and thoughtful young rabbit . . . A chorus of woodland cheer for such a remarkable rescue.”–Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Cress Watercress “Treasured classics designed to be read aloud and shared.”–Caroline Carlson, author of Wicked Marigold

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