The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo

The Precious China Rabbit Edward Tulane is about to take a journey not unlike most people... an unrequested, unexpected exploration into what it means to be loved and show love.

I cannot say enough how much I loved this story. It was short but will live long in my memory. The depth of the characters and the impression emblazoned into my mind is anything but childlike. Although this story was written to a targeted audience of children between the 3-6 grades it is a story you would enjoy reading yourself and to your children. Some controversy has been raised by a few about some of the characters that Edward encounters and the honesty of their plight. It is my opinion that we shelter children too often from the ugliness that lives in our world. Of course we don't want our children to ever encounter abuse, homelessness, neglect... but it does exist... and in my humble opinion as a parent of two grown children and multiple children in the foster care system the exposure to the fact that such ugliness exists doesn't scare them... but encourages them to empathize and to reach inside their creative little selves to find ways to participate by brainstorming ideas of how things could be better.

Happy Reading!! :)


To me, this short story should be on your short list of must read books.

You can see the review I recently wrote for this short story here:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3Q9F1XYE4UWO4/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm