A stunning deluxe edition of the classic novel features full-color designed edges, a ribbon bookmark, and a bonus essay by the author about her inspiration for this beloved story.
Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever. “DiCamillo's gorgeous language wastes not a single word,” said Booklist of this haunting second novel, which was nominated for a National Book Award and turned into a major motion picture. “Spare and taut her sentences spin out, with the Florida mist rising off them.”
Kate DiCamillo is the author of THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, which received the Newbery Medal; BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, which received a Newbery Honor; and THE TIGER RISING, which was named a National Book Award Finalist. She says, "Mercy Watson had been in my head for a long time, but I couldn't figure out how to tell her story. One day, my friend Alison was going on and on and on about the many virtues of toast. As I listened to her, I could see Mercy nodding in emphatic agreement. Sometimes you don't truly understand a character until you know what she loves above all else."
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A stunning deluxe edition of the classic novel features full-color designed edges, a ribbon bookmark, and a bonus essay by the author about her inspiration for this beloved story.
Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever. “DiCamillo's gorgeous language wastes not a single word,” said Booklist of this haunting second novel, which was nominated for a National Book Award and turned into a major motion picture. “Spare and taut her sentences spin out, with the Florida mist rising off them.”
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Kate DiCamillo is the author of THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, which received the Newbery Medal; BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, which received a Newbery Honor; and THE TIGER RISING, which was named a National Book Award Finalist. She says, "Mercy Watson had been in my head for a long time, but I couldn't figure out how to tell her story. One day, my friend Alison was going on and on and on about the many virtues of toast. As I listened to her, I could see Mercy nodding in emphatic agreement. Sometimes you don't truly understand a character until you know what she loves above all else."
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(A Heartwarming Christmas Tale of Compassion & Generosity for Children - An Illustrated Holiday Picture Book for Kids Ages 4-8 in Preschool up to 3rd Grade)
(A Heartwarming Christmas Tale of Compassion & Generosity for Children - An Illustrated Holiday Picture Book for Kids Ages 4-8 in Preschool up to 3rd Grade)
