The Incredible Journey meets The Mouse and His Child, an enchanting tale that begs to be read aloud.
The magical story of the adventures of a lost toy rabbit from a New York Times bestselling author, twice winner of the Newbery Medal. Abilene loves her blue china rabbit, but Edward Tulane is extremely vain and only loves himself. On a voyage from New York to London, Edward falls overboard and from there finds himself on an amazing journey. He travels with tramps, works as a scarecrow, comforts a dying child ... and finally learns what it is to truly love.
Kate DiCamillo is the author of many beloved books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux and Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, both of which received a Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and the bestselling Mercy Watson series. Kate DiCamillo, current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in the US, lives in Minneapolis.
Bagram Ibatoulline has illustrated numerous picture books, including The Nightingale and Hana in the Time of Tulips. Born in Russia, he now lives in New Jersey, USA.
Title: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Author: DiCamillo, Kate
ISBN: 9781406360660
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Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2015-03-05
Number of Pages: 208
Weight: 0.1588 kg
'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' by Kate DiCamillo absolutely blew me away. If ever there was a story for these troubling times, this is it. A tale of loss, love and hope. One of the most beautiful, and profound, books I've read in years. * Abi Elphinstone *
This book is a delight to read aloud -- Sue Magee * www.thebookbag.co.uk *
