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Meet Bink and Gollie, marvelous companions who can always agree to put on their roller stakes. In other matters, however (such as which socks to wear, the buying of goldfish, or venturing to the Andes Mountains), compromise is required. But even if one sees a tree house as halfway up and the other as halfway down, these girls are always the best of friends.
Get ready for a laugh-out-loud bonanza by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and New York Times best-selling writer Alison McGhee, illustrated by award-winning artist and animator Tony Fucile.
Review
This is a fantastic story of friendship, and the importance of loving and learning from people who think differently than ourselves. Those of us who are more reserved could do with a spontaneous and exuberant friend. And those who act before thinking could do with a friend who has a plan for everything.
The illustrations perfectly capture the personalities of our two protagonists, and make the settings come to life. Jokes are told through the dialogue and even more often through the pictures. But I can't just side-step the dialouge. Bink and Gollie speak in a hilarious mix of formality and childishness. When Bink asks Gollie what they should do, Gollie responds, "I long for speed. Let's roller-skate!"
Differences are celebrated, friendship is celebrated, and readers are entertained. I can't think of a better purpose to a book!
Five out of five brightly striped socks.
Release Date: September 2010
Reading Level: Grade 1+
Where In Dunlap Public Library's Collection: MONARCH
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