The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
A Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Fiction
Candlewick Press (2006)
Interest Level: grades 3-6
Category: Modern Fantasy
Type: Novel
Summary:
Edward Tulane, a china rabbit, was a gift to 10 year old Abilene Tulane from her grandmother. Abilene truly loves Edward but he is too vain and cold-hearted to return her love. The grandmother tells Edward she is very disappointed in him. A short time later, the family goes on an ocean journey and Edward falls overboard. This beging his journey of learning new emotions through the situations he is put in. First, he is caught in a fisherman's net and taken home. He later ends up in the dump and is rescued by a hobo and his dog. Next, he is a gift to a four year old girl. Miraculously, Edward learns to love. One of his last destinations is in a toy shop where he is restored. What happens next to Edward Tulane? After years of sitting on the shelf in the doll shop, somehting wonderful happens. Read this book and find out!
Online Connections:
1. Website about the character, Edward Tulane: http://www.edwardtulane.com/
2. Author's website: http://www.katedicamillo.com/
Book Connections:
1. The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
2. The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney
Keywords: rabbits, love, listening, adventures
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