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82 pp.
| Candlewick |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-3266-3$15.99
(2)
1-3
Illustrated by
Tony Fucile.
Three short stories star Bink, petite and excitable, and Gollie, lanky and unflappable. The pals agree about many things, but there's also some real friction (e.g., Gollie disapproves mightily of Bink's rainbow-colored socks). DiCamillo and McGhee successfully portray the bumps in the road that can come with friendship. Fucile's unfussy digital illustrations with lots of white space perfectly highlight this odd couple's particularities.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2011