Larwood, Kieran.
PODKIN ONE EAR : THE LEGEND BEGINS
New York : Clarion Books, 2017
IL 3-6, RL 5.7
ISBN 978-1-32869-582-6

On a dark snowy night, many hundreds of moons since humans walked the land, a cloaked figure trudges down from the hills and into the forest. His destination? Thornwood warren, one of the many rabbit villages ruled by chieftains and their families. For he is a bard, a teller of tales, and will be welcomed this winter solstice eve.

In that cozy firelit burrow, he spins a tale of a time when the evil Gorm, rabbits clad in iron armor with metal piercing through their skin, brought terror to the realm, and of the young Podkin, a spoiled, lazy son of a chieftain, whose life changes when the Gorm arrive.

Heroes and villains, good vs. evil, a journey full of adventures and traveling companions, and a great twist at the end that promises more to come. It’s all here. (New Hampshire Great Stone Face nominee, 2018-2019)