The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo is a wonderful, exciting children's read. It is quick to read but is one that will leave an impact on you for sure. As the story begins, Edward is a well taken care of china rabbit. His owner, Abilene takes great care of Edward and always dresses him in the very best outfits. After a unfortunate event, Edward finds himself lost at sea and then back in the hands of love once more.
Again and again, Edward finds himself lost and again found. A once snooty rabbit, to good for love, finds himself longing to be in the arms of someone again. Edward finds more than a new home throughout the book, but finds himself. He gets renamed time and time again but always ends up loving his different lives.
This story has such a deep meaning to it. Understanding Edward's attitude change throughout the story is so important. A once arrogant rabbit that only allowed silk to clothe his body, soon came to love silly pink dresses and even a hobo's ta-bogon, cut to fit his porcelain arms. After reading this I came to evaluate my own life. Have I drifted into being so "upedy" that I am to good for the simple things of life?
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