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Butternut and the meadow creatures return in this middle-grade adventure sequel that will charm animal-loving fans of The Tale of Despereaux and Clarice the Brave. Illustrated by Caldecott winner Doug Salati.

After their remarkable rescue, the meadow creatures are back—now closer than ever and with beloved rabbit Butternut still captivating…

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This is actually the sequel to The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow, starting the same inquisitive, story-telling rabbit, Butternut. I hadn’t read the first book before getting an advance reader copy of the second but thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless. In this book, Butternut’s celebrity as the meadow’s best entertainer is threatened by a traveling troupe of thespian turkeys who convince all of the creatures of the meadow to put on a grand show. Butternut’s “brambles” (think intuition) are telling her something is off with these turkeys, but she’s not sure if it's just jealousy or the generalized anxiety she sometimes…

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