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How to make me fall in love with your book in 5 easy stepsStep 1: Begin with a quote that makes me cheer on the girl before I’ve even met her. It is written in the Chronicles of Sorrowing that one day there will come a child who will unseat a king.The prophecy states that this child will be a girl.Because of this, the prophecy has long been ignored. Step 2: Make your main character someone who loves to read, who is imaginative and brave and resilient and adorable. “There are twenty-six letter...
The Arthurian Legends meet CHARLOTTE'S WEB. I laughed and I cried. Answelica the goat is one of my favorite, most hilarious and wonderful characters of all time.
My only qualm with this book is the idea of Beatryce being of noble blood and one of her adversaries not being. I know classism isn't as hot of a topic as racism, but I think it adds an unnecessary dimension that doesn't really fit in the overall gentle love this story offers.
DiCamillo has crafted a simple story with great emotion, a poignant simplicity that hints at the profound. In such a setting, I asked myself if DiCamillo might also be alluding to another well-known medieval figure, Dante’s Beatrice. As a character of goodness and light, DiCamillo’s Beatryce draws others to her, especially those on the fringes of society.But in an interview with BookPage, DiCamillo tells us she had another heroine in mind, Joan of Arc. Like Joan, Beatryce is determined and brave...
So good.
My kind of weird. A monk, a former king, an evil goat, an orphan boy and a bald girl who can read and write.
I'm going to send my grandkids a copy of this book. I loved it truly.
As our world sinks more and more comfortably into a general morass of technology, it should be little wonder that recent children’s books have grown increasingly comfortable shrugging off our modern day beeps and boops in favor of (of all things) the Middle Ages. The author that digs deep into the muck of the past sometimes finds literary medals buried there. Think of recent Newbery Honors The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz and The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. Think too of graphi...
“What world is this I now inhabit, and how shall I live in it?”Kate. Queen Kate. She knows how to tell a story that feels timeless and true and full of magic (even if there’s no, or very little, *magic* in the book) and heart and hope. She’s Queen for a reason.Also, best last lines:‘What does, then, change the world?If the hardheaded goat Answelica could speak, she would answer with one word: “Love.”And if you were to ask Beatryce of Abelard?She too would answer “Love.”Love, and stories.’
‘It is written in the Chronicles of Sorrowing that one day there will come a child who will unseat a king. The prophecy states that this child will be a girl. Because of this, the prophecy has long been ignored.’’Answelica was a goat with teeth that were the mirror of her soul—large, sharp, and uncompromising.’Answelica lived on the property of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing, where she seemed to take great joy in butting the monks in their backsides as hard as she could, which frequent...
The Kate DiCamillo who gifted us with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Tale of Despereaux, The Magician's Elephant, and other fantastical tales is back with a new fable. I have also loved her realistic fiction titles, but it is a welcome change to discover this breathtaking new release. The illustrations are beautifully done by Caldecott-winner Sophie Blackall. This is a masterpiece! I loved reading about Beatryce, the girl of prophecy and her dear companion Answelica, the monastery
A story about the power of believing in oneself, and the desire to learn and know, about dictatorship and the forbidden things, about love and friendship and trust.
Gorgeously illustrated book with a beautiful message of friendship.
Aren’t young readers lucky to have Kate DiCamillo’s books? I feel lucky, too. I think about her stories long after I turn the final page. This beautifully written book is a gentle reminder of the importance of love and forgiveness, and the power of stories to enrich our lives. I hope this one is a serious contender for the Newbery Medal.
My new favorite Kate DiCamillo book! Maybe my favorite MG this year! Love, love, love. I kind of want to go back and reread it right away. There’s so much depth, beauty, symbolism and nuance in this short book. “We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home.”The prophecy speaks of a girl who will unseat a king. It doesn’t mention a goat. Answelica is that goat, prone to violence, maybe possessed, a source of fear for all the monks in the Order o...