Orris and Timble: The Beginning (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536222791)

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilogy about a misanthropic rat and a naive owl--and the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences? With humor and tenderness, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo brings us this first of three tales celebrating unlikely friendship and the power of sharing stories and doing the right thing--a soon-to-be classic brought to expressive life by the full-color illustrations of Carmen Mok.

Author: Kate DiCamillo
ISBN-10: 1536222798
ISBN-13: 9781536222791
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2024
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.50w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/15/2024
Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 76
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2024 pg. 86