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Illustrated by Tony Fucile
Candlewick Press, 2010
$15.99, ages 4-8, 96 pages
Two pals get into spats, but discover that if they give a little, they can work things out in DiCamillo and McGee's adorable 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner.
Bink and Gollie look nothing alike, but as they swap knowing glances on the cover of this early reader, you get the feeling they're alike where it really counts.
Though Bink is short and Gollie is tall, and their clothes and hair-dos are very different, each girl is adventurous and gets what the other is about.
Bink, with her flyaway hair, jumps into life, unconcerned with what others think, and it's that confidence that immediately endears her to us.
Gollie is reserved, but strong-willed. She longs for speed and spurs the two to roller-skate as fast as they can. She also imagines doing thrilling things, though she never goes far from her tree house.
Most of the time Gollie and Bink are game for what the other wants to do, but sometimes they're stubborn and won't budge enough to compromise.
Over three spare, energy-filled chapters, we see how a tiff between Bink and Gollie can blow up into an argument that neither really wants to have and can hide something else that's bothering one of them.
In the first chapter, Bink decides she has to get rainbow socks, and though Gollie thinks they're atrocious, she follows her on roller-skates to the five-and-dime and sticks by while Bink rummages through a bin.
But you can tell that the socks are really bugging Gollie. So when Bink asks Gollie on the way home if she'll whip up her classic pancake stack, Gollie gets persnickety and tells Bink she has to lose the socks first.
Bink, however, is not about give up her socks. She thinks Gollie's compromise is far from fair. So she calls Gollie's bluff and walks out her tree house with her socks proudly pulled up to her knees.
By: Karen Cioffi,
on 4/28/2009
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Because of Winn-Dixie - A Review
Reviewed by Aleya (4th grader)
Title: Because of Winn-Dixie
Written By: Kate DiCamillo
Do you want to listen to a review of Winn-Dixie? Well then, keep listening and I'll tell you all about it!
My name is Aleya and I think this book is fabulous! It is so popular that The New York Times says, "This book deserves a two-thumbs up."
I also think this book should be rated 5 STARS. I also recommend all children to read all of this author's books. They are thrilling.
This book is about an ugly dog wandering about in a supermarket called Winn Dixie. A girl named Opal decided to keep this dog and call him Winn-Dixie. I hope you enjoy this book when you read it because I did!
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This is my daughter Hayley's favorite book. Thanks for the review.
Best wishes,
Donna
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Donna,
I just read this book recently and it's one of my favorites!
karen