I arrived a bit late thanks to a wrong turn and some road construction so my signing number was 77. This turned out to be not a bad thing because it allowed me some time to read a bit of Flora & Ulysses while I waited. So far, it is absolutely delightful!
The story begins with a comic which tells the story of what happened when Mr. Tickham gave Mrs. Tickham a vacuum cleaner for her birthday. Comics illustrate parts of the story thoughout the book.
Flora, who lives next door to the Tickhams, is a natural born cynic who loves to read comics. Ulysses is an unassuming squirrel whom Flora saves from an unfortunate vacuum cleaner accident. Ulysses is not unscathed by the accident and, in fact, is quite changed by the experience. I'm 60 pages in and I can't wait to see what happens next. Here is a picture of Ms. DiCamillo reading the first chapter of the book to a very crowded bookstore.
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