The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Posted by Sheila in DogEared on July 20, 2011
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BOOK NAME: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
AUTHOR: Kate DiCamillo

Meet Edward Tulane. He is a china rabbit with the fanciest clothes and features you have ever seen on a rabbit. And he is dearly loved and pampered by his owner, Abilene. Unfortunately, Edward’s heart is closed and he thinks of Abilene and her family as dull. However, his life changes dramatically when Edward is lost and is found by another person; in fact, several people. Each person who finds Edward gives him a new name and shares his or her story in which Edward now plays a role. As Edward’s heart is broken and “repaired”, it gets stronger. But it is enough for Edward to learn to love back?

Susanna, Malone, Clyde, and Jangles are just some of the names given to Edward throughout his journey. Each new name and story will either make you feel sympathy or great joy. Since Edward can think but cannot move or speak, his character needs to be tough at times to absorb everything that is taking place around him. My favorite part is when all hope is lost, he still believes somebody will come for him. They say if you love something set it free, if it comes back to you then it is yours. You will definitely find yourself cheering for Edward to end up where he truly belongs.

This book is one of my favorites of all time and with the beautiful illustrations it becomes amazingly vivid. Some people don’t like sob stories, but please just bear through the tears because this is indeed a wonderful adventure!

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Comments

  1. sembalion
    July 20, 2011, 10:10 pm

    i heard of this book..too bad cant go to libary

  2. ballerinagirl
    July 21, 2011, 9:51 am

    Ok this is funny most of the books recomended i havent read or even heard of before but my sister brought this home to the library i thought it was for little kids but she enjoyed it i read a bit of it just to get a feel for it ,theres nothing innapropiate for a 7 year old but its not as kiddy as you would think this is an all around pretty good book. Ballerinagirl

  3. Anonymous
    July 21, 2011, 3:24 pm

    i read this book and i thought it was really good!

  4. timber8899
    July 21, 2011, 4:49 pm

    OMG I LOVVEE this book!! I read it and it was AMAZING!!!! SOOOO insparational!! :) :):):)

  5. petgirl37
    July 21, 2011, 6:25 pm

    One of my favorite books ever! Very inspiring! It was AMAZING!!

  6. SavvyShine
    July 22, 2011, 9:36 pm

    I read this book a few years ago and I liked it but thought it was sort of melancholy.I’d definitely suggest it.

  7. belugabuddy
    July 28, 2011, 10:29 pm

    Oh, I love this book! We read this as a class! A very cute and inspirational book. :-)

  8. book worm
    August 9, 2011, 8:12 pm

    I loooooooooooooooooooove this book!!!!!! It’s such a good story!

  9. Kattniss
    September 25, 2011, 6:35 pm

    This is a very good book most of the time when i was reading this i had a serious face when i did not have a serious face i was laughing when i did not have either serious face or laughing i was crying but it still is very good i’m just emotional so…..read it! Happy Reading Everybody! ;D

  10. girlsrok4
    October 9, 2011, 9:11 pm

    I think it is a good book, my teacher read it to my class in second grade and my favorite part was the end

  11. Phink
    October 28, 2011, 1:41 pm

    OMG!!!!!! L-O-V-E THIS BOOK!!!! :D :D Our teacher read it in second and fourth grade, and it made the whole class cry!!! It is adorable and appropriate for people of all ages! A total heart-warming classic. I <3 THIS BOOK!!!! READ IT!!

  12. theelusivefudgebanditjr.
    October 12, 2012, 2:16 pm

    uhh… weird book

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