The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane: Summary and book reviews of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, plus links to an excerpt from The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and a biography of Kate DiCamillo.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline
Hardcover: Feb 2006,
228 pages.
Paperback: Jan 2008,
208 pages.
Once, in a house on
Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was
very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named
Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely.
And then, one day, he was lost.
Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline take us on an extraordinary journey, from
the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage
heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to
the streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle — that
even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love
again.
BOOK REVIEWS
BookBrowse
To an adult reader the storyline of Edward Tulane is fairly predictable but the writing is anything but. DiCamillo's art is to play our heart strings like a maestro using the vocabulary of a third-grader. Full Review (633 words).
Media Reviews
School Library Journal - Allison Gray
Starred Review. The tender look at the changes from arrogance to grateful loving is perfectly delineated. Ibatoullines lovely sepia-toned gouache illustrations and beautifully rendered color plates are exquisite. An ever-so-marvelous tale. Grades 3-6
Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. There will be inevitable comparison of Edward Tulane to The
Velveteen Rabbit, and Margery Williams's classic story can still charm after 83 years.
But as delightful as it is, it can't match the exquisite language, inventive
plot twists, and memorable characters of DiCamillo's tale.
Booklist - Ilene Cooper
Starred Review. Ibatoulline outdoes himself; his precisely rendered sepia-tone drawings and color plates of high artistic merit are an integral part of this handsomely designed package. Yet even standing alone, the story soars because of DiCamillo's lyrical use of language and her understanding of universal yearnings. This will be a pleasure to read aloud. Grades 2-4
Kirkus Reviews
Somewhere between fairy tale and fable, DiCamillo spins the tale of Edward, transformed by the lives he touches. The reader will be transformed too. Sumptuous gouache illustrations complement the old-fashioned, dramatic narrative. Keep the tissues handy for this one. Ages 7+
Recent Reader Reviews
Rated of 5
by CrAsH. Inspirational... I think that this book has a great message about love and loss and how we all need to overcome our fears and the obstacles that block our road of things we want to do in our lives. I also think that that Edward (the main character) has a written... Read More
Rated of 5
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