Last Saturday, during the more boring parts of college football, I read another childrens book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. This book was so so good. Let me quote the back cover:
“An achingly beautiful story”.
“Why should I care what happens to an arrogant, overdressed china rabbit? But I did care, desperately, and I think I can safely predict that you will, too”.
While I hate to agree with anything so precious, this book actually was achingly beautiful. It did hurt you a bit but at the end you accidentally learned a lesson and cried. So, that quote really does accurately describe this book.
Also, quote two is true as well. The rabbit the story is about is a jackass. Yes, I just called a china rabbit in a childrens book a jackass. But somehow, as he is becoming a better person, so too are you. Well done, Kate DiCamillo, well done.
This book also had colored illustrations inside. When was the last time that happened in a childrens book of more than 20 pages? The illustrations were lovely and I so enjoyed them as part of my read.
I recommend this book for Lisa, Meghan, Maren, Erica, Grandma andAmber (when she’s done studying).
