“The way it’s put together, both in terms of the writing and the illustrations and how they play together, I could give an hour-long lecture just on the first chapter of this book and how it’s structured-which is perfectly.” Fearing that she represents the fulfillment of a prophecy of “a girl child who will unseat a king,” the ruler is intent on finding her and will stop at nothing to do so.Įxplaining that she had re-read The Beatryce Prophecy in the days immediately preceding the event, Patchett started off the discussion by noting that she had been “marveling at the structure” of the novel, rather than simply “being swept away” by the story. After being found, covered in blood and dirt, in a monastery barn, Beatryce and her protector, a goat named Answelica, are sent by the monks out into the world to evade the realm’s evil king. The Beatryce Prophecy (Candlewick, Sept.) received a starred review from PW, which described it as an “engrossing medieval fable” that is “tenderly illuminated” by Blackall in her first collaboration with DiCamillo.

And that is thanks to, and the intersection of your gorgeous work.” A book can be great, but a book can’t very often be a classic. “This is a book that is going to be around forever and forever. “And I said, it doesn’t make any difference when the book comes out,” Patchett recalled. “Kate, Sophie, I am really glad you two are here,” Patchett said, “and we get to talk about this book.” She added that before The Beatryce Prophecy pubbed, DiCamillo had confessed to her feeling nervous about its reception. “Around here, she is as treasured as the Mississippi River.” “Kate DiCamillo is a Minnesota treasure,” he said. and from as far away as Portugal and South Korea. If you already have a favorite Kate DiCamillo book, be ready to add this to the list,” Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer declared while introducing the three authors to almost 400 online viewers (though there were probably many more people watching and listening with those 400), who hailed from all over the U.S.

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