{"product_id":"orris-and-timble-lost-and-found-a-sweet-and-funny-early-chapter-book-about-friendship-trust-and-finding-your-way-for-kids-ages-5-8-in-grades-k-orris-and-timble-by-kate-dicamillo","title":"Orris and Timble: Lost and Found: (A Sweet and Funny Early Chapter Book about Friendship, Trust, and Finding Your Way) by Kate DiCamillo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"DiCamillo packs intense feelings into and between the lines of her simply phrased tale, set off perfectly by Mok's spare, neatly drawn barnyard settings. . . Sensitive and quietly enthralling.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery friendship faces challenges. Orris and Timble are back in a poignant and evocatively illustrated tale of trust from a two-time Newbery Medalist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrris the rat and Timble the owl are unlikely friends.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each night, Timble visits Orris in the barn and listens to his stories. But Timble is growing up, and one evening when the owl doesn't appear as usual Orris wonders if Timble has forgotten him. Is their friendship over? Or could it be that Timble has a tale of his own to share? Illustrated with wistful tenderness, the second title in a projected trilogy to feature this charmingly offbeat pair masterfully explores the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we tell each other, and the binding magic of friendship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                                                                                                              Luminous soft-edged illustrations by Carmen Mok set off this careful story of mixed signals, hurt feelings and tender reconciliation for children ages 5-8.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaying out her themes early on and then quietly working them into the narrative, DiCamillo packs intense feelings into and between the lines of her simply phrased tale, set off perfectly by Mok's spare, neatly drawn barnyard settings. . . Sensitive and quietly enthralling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiCamillo's short chapters and simple sentences, paired with Mok's spare, sepia-toned, neatly drawn pictures of barnyard settings, will appeal to early elementary readers, and younger if shared as a read-aloud. Children will be charmed by a gentle story of an unlikely friendship, seemingly lost yet ultimately saved through the timeless magic of rebuilding trust through the sharing of stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--School Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiCamillo's short chapters and simple sentences, paired with Mok's spare, sepia-toned, neatly drawn pictures of barnyard settings, will appeal to early elementary readers, and younger if shared as a read-aloud. Children will be charmed by a gentle story of an unlikely friendship, seemingly lost yet ultimately saved through the timeless magic of rebuilding trust through the sharing of stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--The Horn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrris and Timble: Lost and Found,\" has something to say about how good friendships can withstand being tested. . . It's a deceptively simple book, at 76 pages, about half of which are lovely paintings by Carmen Mok. DiCamillo's elegant language, with its repetitions and gentle rhythm, feels almost like a high-and-lonesome bluegrass song.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate DiCamillo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of America's most beloved storytellers. She is a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a two-time Newbery Medalist, and the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrris and Timble: The Beginning.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Mok\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an award-winning illustrator of several acclaimed picture books with experience in product design, hand-lettering, and graphic design. She studied studio art at the University of Waterloo and craft design at Sheridan College, both in Ontario. 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