The Story of Poppyseed Author:Barbi Sargent In a tidy cottage on Poppyseed Hil lives a lonely woman named Miss Kessy. In the river below lurks a tail-thrashing monster who frightens all visitors away from her door. — When a ban of lost, hungry children finds its way onto Poppyseed Hill, Miss Kessy welcomes the children into her life. The leader of the troupe is a vivacious, dark-eyed child... more » whom Miss Kessy lovingly names Poppyseed.
Poppyseed has a magical way of charming the lives of those around her-even the lives of monsters determined to be fierce. Her good will is contagious. Her smile is irresistible. Bright-eyed and sunshiny, she is Poppyseed, and this is her story.« less