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This Book won the Caldecott award this month, so I wanted to read it right away. I have to say it is a very unique book. At first glance you would think that a third or fourth grader could read this, but the words and plot are much more advanced, so it is in fact actually for older children to read. In this book Flora's parents are divorced and she spends most of her time reading comic books like she used to when her Dad was living with her. Her favorite comic book is "The Illuminated Adventures
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While impossible to choose my FAVORITE book in children's literature, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is right at the top! I also loved The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn Dixie not to mention Mercy Watson, The Tiger Rising, and Great Joy! I am a huge DiCamillo fan. Yet when I began to listen to Flora and Ulysses on audioCD, I thought, "On NO!--a "guy humor," quirky, superhero fantasy! Shall I abandon it NOW?" Am I ever glad I didn't! I ended up loving it! My fav genre is emotiona
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I'm delighted that this marvelous,original story is the winner of the Newbery Award. The tale of a magical squirrel, two children and their interesting adults should be read by my friends who do not usually read books for children because it is funny, exciting, and very special.
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This is a fun one. I'm going to read it to my 6 and 8 year old girls, because I think they'll really like it, even if they aren't familiar with a lot of the words used. I laughed out loud many times, and I hope my girls will too. Loved it.
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A cute little story about a girl and a squirrel with some humor and a few existential moments which are to be expected in a Kate DiCamillo novel.
Perhaps 2 1/2, I thought it was kind of strange, although a few lines struck me as funny- Holy unanticipated occurences!
A very sweet story, just lacking some of the oomph of her other novels.
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