Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

by Kate DiCamillo

Lexile 700L

A gentle, beautiful story of a lost china-headed rabbit, and his journeys through difficult times. He spends years traveling all over the world, lying at the bottom of the sea, and finding the love of people of all ages. The drawings that accompany the story are as elegant as Edward's handmade wardrobe; the writing shines.

While Edward's adventures are sometimes perilous and heartbreaking, I think the emotions raised are good ones to discuss with children. Would be a good read-aloud book as a first exposure to the story. My son first read it at age 6, and enjoyed it thoroughly.