Cress Watercress

Author(s): Gregory Maguire

Junior Fiction | Léa's Book Talkers

A lavishly illustrated woodland tale with a classic sensibility and modern flair—from the fertile imagination behind Wicked Gregory Maguire turns his trademark wit and wisdom to an animal adventure about growing up, moving on, and finding community. When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It’s a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what’s left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone’s business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be home? In the timeless spirit of E. B. White and The Wind and the Willows—yet thoroughly of its time—this read-aloud and read-alone gem for animal lovers of all ages features an unforgettable cast that leaps off the page in glowing illustrations by David Litchfield. This tender meditation on coming-of-age invites us to flourish wherever we find ourselves.


CONSTANT READER STAFF REVIEW: Léa


Like the characters of this story, this book is more than it seems at first glance. Yes, it is beautifully illustrated, and readers will certainly fall in love with this magical woodland and its cute animals.

But as our main character, young rabbit Cress Watercress adjusts to a new home, she also has to cope with grief and face the dangers of her neighbourhood whose locals are not-always-friendly.


Fortunately, entertaining dialogues and silly colourful characters lighten up the mood and make it a charming whimsical tale perfect to read aloud with the whole family!

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781536211009
  • : Candlewick Press
  • : Candlewick Press
  • : 0.650451
  • : 01 April 2022
  • : .92 Inches X 6.38 Inches X 9.31 Inches
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Gregory Maguire
  • : Hardback
  • : David Litchfield
  • : English
  • : 813.6
  • : 224
  • : YFH