BREAD's Kate section experiences the greatest restock rate. I always hold a breath, wondering if the newest book can possibly equal the already extant. Take Because of Winn-Dixie: equal to Seuss in read-aloud word-selection, and tonally perfect as well.
In Flora & Ulysses, DiCamillo deftly spins wacky kid wish-fulfillment (a super-hero squirrel who writes poetry) with the foreshadowed heartbreaks of adult life.
" 'Little fishes in a can. He would put these little fishes onto crackers for me, and then I would hear him coming back down the hallway, carrying the sardines and humming, returning to me.' Dr. Meescham sighed. 'Such tenderness. To have someone get out of bed and bring you little fishes and sit with you as you eat them in the dark of night. To hum to you. This is love.' "
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