Books by Kate DiCamillo
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review 1: The three chapter format for these books works well! In this one, the first chapter is devoted to Gollie who believes she has royal ancestry and is, therefore, a queen. The second chapter features Bink who buys a contraption to make herself taller. The two meet in the middle, in ...
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review 1: Okay...I know this one is penned by Kate DiCamillo - but that in itself is no reason to be an auto four or five stars...while I feel this one is perhaps a second grade read I don't see what the second grader would take away from this one...some of the words would make your averag...
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review 1: In the tradition of Frog and Toad... I love this genre. I think it would be very hard to do, but it looks so easy. So few words, but aah, they are well chosen and the illustrations are essential to the story. In this case, they are every contemporary in style, by an animation exp...
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review 1: 2014 Newbery Winner. With good reason. Simply lovely book about an offbeat girl who discovers a squirrel with super powers. Together, they learn about life and love and family. The premise looks odd to me as I type it, but it worked. Kate DiCamillo is a beautiful writer for ...
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review 1: Summary/Critique:Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo is a children's fiction picture book. This is a story of an adventurous chicken named Louise. She is discontented with her henhouse and goes on several journeys around the world in search of excitement. She sa...
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review 1: This book is about Bink and Gollie, two girls that are opposites, but have an extraordinary friendship. This book includes three short stories about the girls and showcases the ways that they get along despite their differences. They complement each other in a wonderful way, and ...
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review 1: Parents need to know that the graphic novel Bink & Gollie: Two for One, the sequel to Bink and Gollie, extends the girls' friendship through a series of misadventures at the state fair. Though it can be enjoyed without having read the first book, its message deepens if readers c...
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review 1: Holy bagumba! Kate DiCamillo has quickly become one of my most favorite authors, children's or otherwise, since I started reading her books a few months ago. Her writing is deeply human. A celebration of the large concealed within the small. In a children's book that concerns its...
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review 1: DiCamillo, K. (2013) Flora and ulysses: the illuminated adventures. New York, NY: Candlewick Press.Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures is a wonderful fiction book that includes a mix of comic book like illustrations that help tell the story along with the text. The stor...
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review 1: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo is about hope, love, and friendship and reveals that it is important to believe. Living in a world that has been turned “upside down” as her parents are divorced, Flora is a cynic, has no hope, and is always prepared for the worst. The tables t...
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review 1: Summary and Critique: Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo is a story of an adventurous chicken named Louise. She is discontented with her henhouse and goes on several journeys around the world in search of excitement. She sails on a pirate ship, performs in the ...
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review 1: This book is a fun, adventurous book about a chicken looking for danger and excitement in its life. The adventures are divided into three stories. I think if it were one long adventure, the author could have used more elements to develop the plot and engage the reader; however, b...
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review 1: Tried to use this one as our read out loud selection but I think the author is foreign or something because she had many very difficult names and words in this book. My son got frustrated very quickly. Some examples were: Officer Tomiello, Bijou Drive-In, faux, wiliest, fascina...