The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
- 200
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
- Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
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About the book
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a 2006 children's novel by American author 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 the Fiction category. Scholarly readings of this novel have examined the work from the lens of spirituality and Christian religious studies, human development, and clinical psychology.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 156 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 39 | 25% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 117 | 75% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Read this book multiple times as a kid and it has always brought me some sort of comfort. It's a short read but definitely worth it.”
“Read this with my six year old over the last month, a very lovely story.”
Frequently asked
What age is The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane for?
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating.
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