“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 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 bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. Along the way, we are shown a miracle–that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.” 

There aren’t too many kids books that I can say grabbed me from the very first page — this was one of those few. The author’s descriptive writing weaves a magical tale of possibility, heartbreak and hope.

There is a lesson beneath the story, and it is one that I think adults might benefit from even more than kids. It might not be particularly long, but The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is definitely worth the read; for young and old alike.

There is little more I can say without giving away the plot, and you know I can’t do that!

I happily give this book the highest rating I offer on this blog, and can say without a doubt that this will be one that I reread in the future.

/5

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