If you like reading fairy tales (童话故事), don’t miss the book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane («爱德华的奇妙之旅»). It’s a famous story by an American writer Kate DiCamillo in 2006.

People, the young and the old, love this book. And it’s so popular that it’s one of the “Top 100 Books for Children” in the US.

The story is about a journey of a china rabbit ( 瓷兔子) called Edward. He lives with his ten-year-old owner(主人) named Abilene. Abilene loves him very much but Edward doesn’t love her. During a holiday on a ship, Edward is lost. After spending 297 days in the sea, he reaches a beach and a man takes him home. Then Edward travels from one place to another, meeting many people. His name keeps changing, such as Susie and Maloney. Soon he begins to miss Abilene and wait for her. One day Edward falls into pieces.

Someone repairs (修理) it and sells (卖) it in the market. Many years later, Abilene and her daughter come to the market and take Edward home. Finally, Edward is with his owner again.

There are many pictures in the book, so we can follow Edward’s journey easily.

You can learn that Edward learns to love and never stops waiting for Abilene. This is why they meet each other at the end of the story. The warm and sweet story will make you know more about love.