What a Beautiful Story - Not Just for Children | The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Moving and interesting take on life. | The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane | Kate DiCamillo

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	• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo Listening Library, 2006 average customer review:based on 226 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

wonderfull

i just can't believe how many people think this book is "disturbing" and "twisted"...
i just finished reading it to my 6 year old and he says "what a beautiful story".
and that's exactly what it is: a STORY!!!
but i guess people who even think fairy tales are cruel and not intended for kids can't enjoy this kind of book.

What a Beautiful Story - Not Just for Children

I was captivated by this gem of a book as I browsed the bookstore. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, is of course intended for children ages 4-8, but I cannot recommend it highly enough. Just over 225 pages, with large type and plenty of blank space on the pages, the story, and gorgeous illustrations are not to be missed.

Edward Tulane is a vain, self-absorbed three-foot-tall china rabbit from France who appears to have all he could want: fabulous clothes, a tiny gold pocket watch and a little girl, Abilene, who loves him. Then it all vanishes. When the family goes off on an ocean voyage trouble begins. He too falls from grace and ends up in the water. He experiences his first emotion fear.
His emotional journey through life encompasses several transformations as several owners adopt him. When a fisherman saves him from the sea, his wife calls him Susanna and puts a dress on him. But their nasty grown daughter tosses him in the trash. A hobo, retrieves Edward from the garbage dump and names him Malone. Then he loses him. A crabby old woman uses him as a scarecrow in her cornfield until Bryce, an abused boy, rescues Edward for his poor little sister, Sarah Ruth. She christens him Jangles, and Bryce strings up the toy like a marionette to dance for money. Finally in a doll shop sitting on a shelf for over a year, Edward is unexpectedly discovered by someone who has always loved him.

This story was so satisfying and does have a happy ending, however, parents of very young children should be aware that there are some sensitive issues addressed in this book: poverty, homelessness, even death.

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Moving and interesting take on life.

After reading this book to my 7 year old boy, I read many of the reviews because I wondered what others thought of such a book. Readers either loved it or hated it, although the majority loved it. My son brought the book home from school for me to read to him because he thought it was something that I might like in spite of a warning from the librarian that it may not be appropriate. He was right I did like it. I started reading it to him and did not stop because I wanted to know what happened next. It was a bit sad at times, for my son especially. However, the story was interesting enough that we did not put it down. I would recommend this book with some caveats, it must be read in at least three or four sittings, it is probably better for older kids who are beginning to understand that not all books are about sunshine and happiness, and most important of all, don't read too much between the lines. You don't need to tell your child that the old lady is crucifying the rabbit but rather she is using what she can for a scarecrow. A number of reviewers thought that the nailing up of the rabbit on a cross was his crucifixtion. As an aethiest with a child who does not know the story of Jesus' death, my child had a different take; a toy rabbit was being used as a scarecrow and he does not scare the crows. Scarecrows only work when they look human and Edward is not a person, he is a toy rabbit so he doesn't work...yes I do get the part about him being saved...but from my son's perspective he was saved by a boy who wanted to make his sister feel better...an honourable thing to do. We are warned that she is going to die. I also wonder why so many people saw the dark side of the father....he was sad about his daughter dying (he cried) and he may not have come home because of many reasons...although many critics have him as an alcoholic...this story was set in the depression (the Queen Mary was built in 1929) and jobs and money were hard to come by and life was tough. Even Lolly could have been a daughter who had suffered too long from her mother's sadness and needed to make sure her parents were not seen as crazy by the community. Definitely a book that makes you think and can give you a chance to discuss some of the sad realities of life with your child. Some of the best books we will ever read are sad and this is book is no exception.

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Beautiful story-a must read for all ages!

This is a beautiful story that will tug on your heart strings. Edward Tulane will cause you to reflect deeply on the condition of the human heart and it blantedly shows the selfishness that hides there. A story of the transformation of the heart, it truly is a miraculous journey worth taking! I recommend this book for the young and old alike.

A Beautiful tale, beautifully told

I just finished reading this book to my 10 year old. I think it is an amazing, once in a hundred years kind of book. It is touching, honest and thought provoking. As an adult, you'll have to read it more than once to unfurl the layers and interpret the underlying meanings. Older children will pick up on the allegorical nature of the story, while younger children may be frightened by the sometimes harsh circumstances of Edward's life. I believe this book is ideal for children from 4th grade up. It should also be required reading for middle and high school English students as an fine example of the use of personification, metaphor and parable. Beautiful. Gives me the chills just thinking about it. I will read it again.

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"Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart. . . ."

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.

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