Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

By: Kate DiCamillo

Libby audiobook 2 hours

Read by: Judith Ivey

Published: 2006

Genre: children's fiction, fantasy


Audiobook, so random comments as I was stopped at red lights or in my garage. I thought about editing this to make it an actual review, but I decided to leave it as is. I started out not liking it very well, but ended up enjoying it quite a bit.


Reminiscent of The Velveteen Rabbit.

Edward - china, strange whiskers, rabbit fur tail and ears


Chapter 2 - he's an arrogant little jerk 

The maid is dismissed!?


Abilene (child) / Pellagrina (grandma) tells story of princess who knows no love.


FEAR (bottom of ocean)

JOY (on fishing boat)


Nellie and Lawrence (fisherman) - name the rabbit "Susanna"

daughter Lolly throws him in the garbage


INTERESTED

LONGING


Ernest - Kind of Garbage


REVENGE

DESPAIR


40 days and nights

180 days


dog Lucy dug him out

HAPPY

Bull names him "Malone"


TENDERNESS (for Lucy)

PLEASURE


concentrate on others' stories

tramps whispering their children's names to him (heart!)


seven years!

He wished he could cry.

thrown off train


old woman / garden / crows - "Clyde"

hung him by ears in garden!

boy Bryce (sister Sarah Ruth - 4yo, sick)


RELIEF
JOY


"Jangles"

6 months, she died


LOVE


dancing rabbit

Not enough money


doll mender

Lucius Clark


Maggie - little girl

Mom is Abilene!

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