Cress Watercress, Gregory Maguire
Cress Watercress, Gregory Maguire
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Cress Watercress

Author: Gregory Maguire

Narrator: Suzy Jackson

Unabridged: 3 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/29/2022


Synopsis

"Did a fox get Papa?"

Cress Watercress is a rabbit. Home means a warren on the riverbank with Mama and Papa and baby Kip. Meals at dawn and dusk, and honey-ginger tea to help the baby with his breathing.

When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Mama assumes the worst—after all, it's a dangerous world for a rabbit. Though Cress begs to stay—what if Papa comes home and doesn't know where they've gone?—

Mama moves the family to the basement apartment of the Broken Arms, a rundown apartment tree with a menacing owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everybody's business.

Could a dead tree full of annoying neighbors—and no Papa—ever be home?

With his trademark wit, whimsy, and wisdom, Gregory Maguire—best-selling author of Wicked—tells a tale of growing up and moving on in the tradition of The Wind in the Willows and Stuart Little.

About Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked—the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion picture—Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cherlynn | cherreading on July 11, 2022

Surprisingly heartwarming and endearing! Initial thoughts: How can an adventure story with talking animals be so dull? I'm so glad I stuck with this beautiful book though, as it really grew on me and paid off in the end. I loved the vibrant cast of well-developed characters and getting to know their......more

Goodreads review by Bill on September 23, 2022

I think I needed this story right now. I think it would be great to read to young kids, not too young but say 7 - 10?? I don't have any, but I tried reading it to my puppies, but they got a bit restless and just demanded a walkie. Anyway, Cress Watercress is the 2nd book I've read by American author......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on May 08, 2022

The illustrations were stunning. The story fell flat and the characters were just sassy and underdeveloped.......more

Goodreads review by Marcella on January 26, 2024

"De brokjes filosofische wijsheden die het verhaal herbergen zullen het beste tot uiting komen tijdens het voorlezen. Toch is er genoeg aan dit boek wat ook een individuele lezer vanaf 9 jaar zal kunnen waarderen. De droge humor, de dieren die wijs als mensen nog steeds dicht bij hun ‘dierenzelf’ bl......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on April 12, 2022

After her father dies, Cress and her family move to a basement apartment in an oak tree. Her mother struggles to pay the rent, and Cress is annoyed by the snooping neighbors. The landlord is a grumpy owl, and a large family of squirrels make a great deal of noise. But they all join together when dan......more