The classic heartwarming tale from Kate DiCamillo—now with an afterword from the beloved author, reflecting on twenty years in print

One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries—and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. This updated edition of Kate DiCamillo’s classic novel invites readers to make themselves at home—whether they’re experiencing the book for the first time or returning to an old favorite.

Creators

Kate DiCamillo is the author of many adored and award-winning books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses, which each received a Newbery Medal, as well as The Tiger Rising, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Magician's Elephant, and the Raymie Nightingale sequence of novels. A former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, she lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Awards

Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice Book Award
Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
Bank Street College Josette Frank Award for Fiction
California Young Reader Medal
Children’s Librarians of Dover, NH Cochecho Readers’ Award
Delaware Library Association Blue Hen Award
Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award
Hawaii Nene Award
Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Honor Book
Maine Student Book Award
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
Michigan Mitten Book Award
Nebraska Golden Sower Award
New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children’s Book Award
Newbery Honor Book
Ohio Buckeye Children’s Book Award
Oklahoma Sequoyah Children’s Book Award
Parents’ Choice Award
South Carolina Children’s Book Award
South Dakota Library Associations Prairie Pasque Book Award
William Allen White Children’s Book Award
Maryland Children’s Book Award
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