Review
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Oh, happiness! Move over Pippi Longstocking!...Bink and Gollie...join the ranks of George and Martha, Frog
and Toad, Zelda and Ivy, and all the other resilient pairs that celebrate the challenges and strengths of a great
friendship
—The New York Times Book Review
Gollie is reed thin, geeky, and archly judgmental; Bink is petite and down to earth...
The plots serve
mostly as a framework for DiCamillo and McGhee's sharp, distinctly, distinctly ungirly dialogue that makes every page
feel like a breath of fresh air. And true to his background as an animator for Pixar and Disney, Fucile makes his
inklike digital illustrations crackle with energy and sly humor.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
All three stories, written with short sentences, abundant dialogue, and some contemporary expressions, offer delightful
portrayals of two headstrong characters who, despite their differences and idiosyncratic quirks, know the importance of
true friendship.
—School Library Journal
Reality is gleefully suspended here...appealingly oddball elements (roller skates, pancakes, rainbow
socks)...expressive, cartoon-style drawings, including several wordless spreads, extend the sense of character, story,
and madcap adventure. Children will have fun filling in all the spaces this high-spirited, quirky, and warmhearted
offering leaves to the imagination. r.
—Booklist
Entirely successful in portraying the bumps in the road and d feelings that can come with friendship. The rewards,
though, are also apparent...Fucile’s unfussy digital illustrations with lots of white space perfectly highlight this odd
couple’s particularities.
—Horn Book
An especially overt love letter to friendship...One of those books that doesn’t fit neatly into any category....But
wouldn’t you be proud if you spied your 6-year-old daughter rehearsing such lines as ‘Bink: I implore you, do not
knock.’ Indeed you would....Who says simple words must come first to readers?....Love of language is one of the
tried-and-true ways into the reading life.
—Los Angeles Times
An effervescent and endearingly quirky chapter book by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee....Both writers are known for
their amusing and sometimes arch narrative style, and here, in three short chapter-stories, they give us two girls who
delight and vex each other in equal parts....Tony Fucile's illustrations of the girls are comic and full of zip.
—Wall Street Journal
About the Author
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Kate DiCamillo is the author of THE MAGICIAN's ELEPHANT, a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller; THE TALE OF DESPERAUX,
which was awarded the Newbery Medal; BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, a Newbery Honor book; and six books starring Mercy Watson,
including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book MERCY WATSON GOES FOR A RIDE. She lives in Minneapolis.
Alison McGhee is the award-winning author of books for all ages, including SONG OF MIDDLE C, illustrated by Scott
Menchin; the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller SOMEDAY, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds; the young adult novel ALL RIVERS
FLOW TO THE SEA; and the adult novel SHADOW BABY, a TODAY SHOW Book Club selection. She lives in Minnesota.
Tony Fucile is the author-illustrator of LET'S DO NOTHING! chosen as a Best Book of the Year by SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL.
He has spent more than twenty years designing and animating characters for numerous feature films, including THE LION
KING, FINDING NEMO, and THE INCREDIBLES. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.