The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bagram Ibatoulline, honors the enduring power of love.

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely.

And then, one day, he was lost.

Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle -- that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.

Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/14/2006
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 8.22h x 7.34w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780763625894
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 102971 / Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Christopher Awards - Winner
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Quill Awards - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2005 pg. 67
Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2006 pg. 83
School Library Journal 02/01/2006 pg. 95
Booklist 01/01/2006 pg. 112
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2006 pg. 184
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2006 pg. 347
CBA Retailers 05/01/2006 pg. 47
People Weekly 07/10/2006 pg. 53
Foreword 03/01/2006 pg. 59
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 336 - Superior,Well Above Average
Christian Home & School 09/01/2006 pg. 28
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2007 pg. 15
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2006 pg. 38
Foreword 08/19/2009

About the Author
Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Tale of Despereaux which received the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Tiger Rising, which was named a National Book Award Finalist; and the Mercy Watson stories.

Bagram Ibatoulline graduated from the State Academic Institute of Arts in Moscow and 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.