A Miraculous and Touching Story.

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	• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate Dicamillo Candlewick, 2007 - 228 pages average customer review:based on 221 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Beautiful Book

I read to my kids 8&10 every night before bed. This book was a little slow getting going but we hung in there and were so glad we did. This is a beautiful tale of a china glass bunny...we loved it. We had many nights where we just had to read more than one chapter. I couldn't reccomend it more.

Kind of dark for kids

I wanted to like this book. I truly did. I love Kate DiCamillo, and there is something so precious about a selfish little rabbit doll. And I do appreciate what DiCamillo wanted to do with this story.

The only problem is that this came out as rather, well, dark and depressing and I just don't know how comfortable I am reading this to small children. There is absolutely no happiness in this book whatsoever until one finally reaches the bittersweet ending. Maybe I'm just this person in lala land who likes happy stories, but I found this too harsh for its intended age group. Heck, even I was depressed after reading it.

Still, DiCamillo is a fantastic writer and the story goes along in a very intelligent manner with fascinating characters.

So... if a kid can put up with a dark fairy tale, this is probably worth a read.

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Kate Dicamillo Strikes Again

Edward Tulane is very proud of himself and quite arrogant. He owns a small golden pocket watch, sleeps in a sumptuous bed, and wears only the finest clothing. Every day, he sits in the dining room at the house on Egypt Street, waiting for his owner, Abilene to return. Abilene loves her Edward, a doll crafted from the finest china. Edward`s life is one of ease, and he has not a care in the world, save for himself. Until one day, when he begins a journey that will teach him about himself and the nature of love.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane was supposed to just be a cute bit of easy reading, judging by the cover. But it`s far more than that. I couldn`t put this book down. It is simply beautiful. Dicamillo`s language is touching without being sappy, her characters are touching without being melodramatic, and as Edward`s journey progresses, the reader is offered small glimpses into the lives of the human characters as they fall in love with Edward. I couldn`t help falling in love with Edward either.

Bagram Ibatoulline`s illustrations complement the story perfectly at the beginning of every chapter and with full colour pages sprinkled throughout.

This book is great for all ages, and it would make a great read aloud for parents and teachers.

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A Miraculous and Touching Story.

This is a great story about a porcelain rabbit who doesn't move but thinks deeply about his surroundings which are constantly changing. During his "travels" he meets many different people, including a vagabond and his dog, a fisherman, and a little boy whose sister is very ill. There is a very surprising and memorable ending, but you have to read the book to discover it.

This book made me cry.

I am a teacher. I purchased this book to add to my library of books for the students use but I am now rethinking my decision. I absolutely adore this book, it's well written and incredibly smart for the age level. I could see the writing style encouraging students to use advanced vocabulary in their own writing. I do think, however, that this book should not be given to students of this age level without a disclaimer. Many students of this age are accustomed to happy go lucky stories and this is not one of them-at almost every turn of the page, the protagonist feels defeated. I would not want my students to dislike this story simply because it is not what they expected. I've had this happen with other stories. Just a thought.

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