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| '''''The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane''''' is a 2006 ] by ] and illustrated by ]. Following the life of a ] ], the book won the 2006 ] in Fiction category. | |||
| This book is about a china rabbit named Edward Tulane who loses his owner, Abilene. Then loses his next owner and the next and the next, and questions himself what is fondness. | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| When he loses his owner Abilene he realizes or finds out what fondness really is. After all the people who he loses in his life he gains all of this fondness for other people because they keep trying to help Edward but make it worse, like for example cracking his head open, but Edward is just happy for what they try to do because he knows they actually care for him even though they are making it harder to solve his problem, if this sort of stuff keeps happening then it will make it harder to find his original owner and his original life and it will be hard for Abilene to recognize him if she even does finds him. | |||
| Edward Tulane is a china rabbit given to a ten-year-old girl named Abilene<ref>{{cite web |title=Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane |url=https://www.katedicamillo.com/novels/edward_tulane/ |website=www.katedicamillo.com}}</ref> by her grandmother in the 1930s. He enjoys a pleasant but vain life with his young mistress, who treats him with the utmost love and respect until an unfortunate incident finds him falling overboard while vacationing on the '']''. Edward spends 297 days on the ocean floor, until a storm frees him from the seabed and a passing ] and his buddy pull him from their fishing net. The man takes him home to his wife where he is referred to as female and wears dresses.<ref>. ''Kidzworld.com''. Retrieved 2009-07-10.</ref> | |||
| Edward is passed from hand to hand of a succession of life-altering characters, such as a ] and his dog and a four-year-old girl with ] and her brother. Edward's journeys not only take him far from home, but even farther from the selfish ] he once was. Eventually, Edward is cruelly broken against a ] edge, repaired and then offered for sale in a ] store for several years. He is finally bought by Abilene, his original owner, now married with a daughter of her own. | |||
| I would like you to recognize that I said “If”, I said that because it is a HUGE if, maybe he will never solve his problem. Nope instead a shop owner puts him up for sale, he doesn't get bought for several years, antil one morning a toddler grabs him and tells him mom that he wants him, his mom said ok, but first the mom grabs the doll and when she saw it she said “ Edward?” Edward was thinking sense well he can’t talk “Abilene?” then thinks “Yes yes it’s me Edward and you are Abilene” Then he gets bought and is having the time of his life with his solved problem. | |||
| == Themes == | |||
| The novel contains several themes involving loss and recovery, kindness and compassion, and the journey to self-discovery. The main theme can be summarized by a quote from the book: "If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless." | |||
| The novel has often been compared to ]'s work, particularly "]".<ref>]. , '']''. May 14, 2006';.</ref> | |||
| ==Awards, nominations, and recognition== | |||
| ''The Miraculous Journey'' won the 2006 ] for children's fiction<ref>{{cite news |first=Kate |last=DiCamillo |title=Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Acceptance |url=http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2007/jan07_dicamillo.asp |work=The Horn Book Magazine |date=January–February 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-11 }}</ref> and a | |||
| ] for Spring 2006 fiction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=20163&award=xx&from=Candlewick%20Press |title=The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane |accessdate=2007-10-11 |work=Parents' Choice }}</ref> | |||
| It was a ] finalist in the children's chapter book category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thequills.org/2006.html |title=The Quill Awards - The 2006 Quills |accessdate=2007-10-11 |work=The Quills Literacy Foundation |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063458/http://www.thequills.org/2006.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}</ref> | |||
| In 2007 the U.S. ] named it one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" based on an online poll.<ref name=NEA2007>{{cite web |url= http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |title= Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children |work= National Education Association |year= 2007|accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> In 2012 it was ranked number 59 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by '']'' – the third of three books by DiCamillo in the Top 100.<ref name=SLJChapter2012>{{cite web |url= https://afuse8production.slj.com/2012/07/07/top-100-chapter-book-poll-results/ |title= Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results |author= Bird, Elizabeth | publisher=A Fuse #8 Production. Blog. ] (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com) |date= July 7, 2012 |accessdate=2012-08-22}}</ref> | |||
| == Adaptations == | |||
| On October 30, 2013, ] was set to direct and produce the film adaptation of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane for ] with Jeff Stockwell writing the script.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Robert Zemeckis to Direct 'A Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/robert-zemeckis-to-direct-the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane-exclusive-1200779420/|date=October 30, 2013|website=]|access-date=September 21, 2021}}</ref> The ] commissioned 'Edward Tulane', with ] composing the music for the new opera. 'Edward Tulane' was scheduled to run at the ] from Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 29, 2020, but the run was postponed due to the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mnopera.org/season/2019-2020/edward-tulane/feature-article/|title=A Miraculous Journey|date=2019-07-08|website=Minnesota Opera|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Berdan |first1=Kathy |title=Coronavirus closures: Twin Cities theaters go dark |url=https://www.twincities.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-minnesota-opera-postpones-rest-of-season-twin-cities-theaters-go-dark/ |website=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta produced the stage production in April 2018, and again in December 2022. | |||
| ==In popular culture== | |||
| The book was featured in '']'', a 2014 ] about an alien living on Earth for 400 years who falls in love with a popular actress. This propelled the novel to the top of the bestseller lists in major Korean bookstores as the alien repeatedly quotes from it throughout the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Soap Catapults Kid's Book to Top of Bestseller List|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/02/06/2014020600585.html|work=]|accessdate=2014-03-11|date=6 February 2014}}</ref> | |||
| The book was also quoted at a memorial service for ] by his mother.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agZqh6aGfJI&t=20s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230054342/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agZqh6aGfJI&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2017-12-30 |url-status=dead|title=Mother of Gustav Åhr (Lil Peep) speaks on her son’s death|time=00:20|access-date=2018-07-21|via=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
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2006 novel by Kate DiCamillo First edition | |
| Author | Kate DiCamillo |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Bagram Ibatoulline |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press |
| Publication date | March 30, 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192pp |
| ISBN | 0-7636-2589-2 |
| LC Class | PZ7.D5455 Be 2000 |
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a 2006 novel by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Following the life of a china rabbit, the book won the 2006 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in Fiction category.
Plot
Edward Tulane is a china rabbit given to a ten-year-old girl named Abilene by her grandmother in the 1930s. He enjoys a pleasant but vain life with his young mistress, who treats him with the utmost love and respect until an unfortunate incident finds him falling overboard while vacationing on the Queen Mary. Edward spends 297 days on the ocean floor, until a storm frees him from the seabed and a passing fisherman and his buddy pull him from their fishing net. The man takes him home to his wife where he is referred to as female and wears dresses.
Edward is passed from hand to hand of a succession of life-altering characters, such as a hobo and his dog and a four-year-old girl with tuberculosis and her brother. Edward's journeys not only take him far from home, but even farther from the selfish rabbit he once was. Eventually, Edward is cruelly broken against a counter top edge, repaired and then offered for sale in a doll store for several years. He is finally bought by Abilene, his original owner, now married with a daughter of her own.
Themes
The novel contains several themes involving loss and recovery, kindness and compassion, and the journey to self-discovery. The main theme can be summarized by a quote from the book: "If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless."
The novel has often been compared to Hans Christian Andersen's work, particularly "The Steadfast Tin Soldier".
Awards, nominations, and recognition
The Miraculous Journey won the 2006 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for children's fiction and a Parents' Choice Award for Spring 2006 fiction. It was a Quill Awards finalist in the children's chapter book category.
In 2007 the U.S. National Education Association named it one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" based on an online poll. In 2012 it was ranked number 59 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal – the third of three books by DiCamillo in the Top 100.
Adaptations
On October 30, 2013, Robert Zemeckis was set to direct and produce the film adaptation of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane for New Line Cinema with Jeff Stockwell writing the script. The Minnesota Opera commissioned 'Edward Tulane', with Paola Prestini composing the music for the new opera. 'Edward Tulane' was scheduled to run at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts from Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 29, 2020, but the run was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta produced the stage production in April 2018, and again in December 2022.
In popular culture
The book was featured in My Love from the Star, a 2014 Korean drama about an alien living on Earth for 400 years who falls in love with a popular actress. This propelled the novel to the top of the bestseller lists in major Korean bookstores as the alien repeatedly quotes from it throughout the series.
The book was also quoted at a memorial service for Lil Peep by his mother.
Notes
- "Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane". www.katedicamillo.com.
- "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Book Review". Kidzworld.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- Hearn, Michael Patrick. Rabbit Redux, The New York Times. May 14, 2006';.
- DiCamillo, Kate (January–February 2007). "Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Acceptance". The Horn Book Magazine. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane". Parents' Choice. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- "The Quill Awards - The 2006 Quills". The Quills Literacy Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". National Education Association. 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- Bird, Elizabeth (July 7, 2012). "Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results". A Fuse #8 Production. Blog. School Library Journal (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- McNary, Dave (October 30, 2013). "Robert Zemeckis to Direct 'A Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- "A Miraculous Journey". Minnesota Opera. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- Berdan, Kathy (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus closures: Twin Cities theaters go dark". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "TV Soap Catapults Kid's Book to Top of Bestseller List". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- Mother of Gustav Åhr (Lil Peep) speaks on her son’s death. Event occurs at 00:20. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-07-21 – via YouTube.
External links
- Edward Tulane publisher's website