![]() In this installment, the two friends adventures get even more bizarre than before. Starred Review Hooray Another book about two unlikely friends, Bink (short and wild) and Gollie (tall and organized). ![]() As in the previous books, the fresh, wry dialogue and Fucile's witty cartooning are as dynamic a pairing as Bink and Gollie themselves. by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee illustrated by Tony Fucile Review posted August 23, 2013. Readers may recognize some aspects of their own close friendships in Bink and Gollie's odd-couple relationship, but these two remain true originals. I regret to inform you that I am going home." In the second tale, Bink's desire to be taller leads her to order a highly dubious "Stretch-o-Matic" machine that promises "dramatic change," and in the third, the girls hatch a scheme to become world-record holders. She soon learns it can be lonely as queen: when Gollie "regret to inform" pancakes-obsessed Bink that "royalty does not cook for others," Bink replies, "Okay. In the first of three stories, Gollie discovers a photograph of a royal distant relative and immediately embraces her newfound regal bloodline ("I have long suspected that royal blood flowed in my veins," she muses), donning a crown, cape, and holier-than-thou expression. ![]() In their third chapter book, Bink and Gollie remain as thick as thieves and just as prone to squabbling. ![]()
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