Showing posts with label Kate DiCamillo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kate DiCamillo. Show all posts
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Christmas Book Shopping and Summer Reading

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View the catalogue here Every few years I collect bookshop Christmas catalogues and compare their children's book offerings. I did this ...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Lost Evangeline by Kate Di Camillo illustrated by Sophie Blackall

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"The shoemaker and his wife had no children, and they had long given up hoping for them. And so it seemed an entirely miraculous thing ...
Sunday, August 3, 2025

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Yoko Takana

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“You must follow the elephant,” said the fortuneteller. “She will lead you there.” This is the second time I have read The Magician's El...
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Carmen Mok

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Orris is an enterprising rat. He has made himself a cosy nest in a hole in a wall of an old barn. He has one comfortable slipper which he us...
Thursday, November 7, 2024

The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Julia Sarda

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Begin here with this audio sample  from chapter one. When you listen, you will hear the delicious language choices used by master storytelle...
Sunday, May 5, 2024

Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

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"Every story is a love story. Every good story is a love story." Ferris (real name Emma Phineas Wilkey) was born under the amuseme...
Thursday, September 28, 2023

The Puppets of Spelhorst: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Julie Morstad

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At its heart this is a story about the serendipity of life. It is also a quietly understated love story (and you know I adore those). And a ...