( School Library Journal)ĭroll, and with spot-on emotions, this return of the dynamic, roller-skating pair will make fans cheer. Another humorous selection for those just beginning to dip into chapter books. All three stories feature Fucile’s expressive and attitude-filled line drawings. The first story would make a fun read-aloud, as it lends itself to using alternately haughty and exasperated voices. The plan doesn’t pan out, but the clever duo comes up with a face-saving solution. They buy 100 packages of 66 gold stickers each that they are sure is their ticket to fame. Figuring that some sort of collection will land them in the book, they head off to Eccles’ Empire of Enchantment. In “Kudos, Bink and Gollie,” the friends decide to become famous by appearing in Flicker’s Arcana of the Extraordinary, a Guinness Book of World Records-type compilation.

The whole thing comes crashing down, but Bink comes up with a creative way to fix the machine and feel tall at the same time. She is suspended from the ceiling in the complicated contraption when flabbergasted Gollie walks in. In the second story, Bink decides to get a Stretch-O-Matic since she is sick of being short and is sure that this device will do the trick. She sweeps through the streets complimenting the townsfolk on “their efforts on behalf of the empire.” When it starts to rain, Gollie’s snooty demeanor falters, and she’s back to her old self. In “Empire of Enchantment,” Gollie is certain that queenly blood flows through her veins when she finds a picture of a regal aunt. Tony Fucile lives in the San Francisco Bay area.Bink and Gollie dream of royalty, fame, and stature in three amusing tales. He has spent more than twenty years designing and animating characters for numerous feature films, including The Lion King, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. Tony Fucile is the author-illustrator of Let's Do Nothing! and the illustrator of Hallie Durand's Mitchell's License. Reynolds the young adult novel All Rivers Flow to the Sea and the adult novel Shadow Baby, a Today Show Book Club selection. If you need more proof that the Bink & Gollie books by Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee, and Tony Fucile are magical, watch these two videos and try not be. Kate DiCamillo lives in Minneapolis.Īlison 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.

Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Magician's Elephant, a New York Times bestseller The Tale of Despereaux, 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. Readers Social Themes Imagination & Play All righty, then! Celebrate the tall and short of a marvelous friendship with another Bink and Gollie adventure.

Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo