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Bink,” said Gollie, “I have just made a disturbing discovery.
Look: ‘Pictured here is Celeste Pascal of Petaluma,
California, standing in front of her bungalow, which is
entirely covered in gold star stickers. Kudos, Celeste.’ ”
“Kudos?” said Bink.
“Kudos means congratulations,” said Gollie.
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“
That looks like more than sixty-six hundred gold
stars,” said Bink.
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We don’t have a bungalow entirely covered in gold star
stickers,” said Gollie.
“
And we don’t have a million marbles,” said Bink. “Flicker’s
will never come to take our picture.”
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“
I can think of someone who would take our picture,”
said Gollie.
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“Say cheese,” said Mr. Eccles.
“
Cheese,” said Mrs. Eccles.
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Kate DiCamillo is the author of many books for young readers,
including Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures and The Tale of
Despereaux, both of which won Newbery Medals; six books starring
Mercy Watson; and the Mercy spin-off series, Tales from Deckawoo
Drive. In 2014 she was named the National Ambassador for Young
People’s Literature. She lives in Minneapolis.
Alison McGhee is the author of several picture books, including
Song of Middle C, illustrated by Scott Menchin, and the #1 New York
Times bestseller Someday, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds; novels for
children and young adults, including All Rivers Flow to the Sea and the
Julia Gillian series; and several novels for adults, including the best-
selling Shadow Baby, which was a Today Book Club selection and was
nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She lives in Minnesota and Vermont.
T
ony Fucile is the author-illustrator of Let’s Do Nothing! and
the illustrator of Mitchell’s License and Mitchell Goes Bowling by
Hallie Durand. He has spent more than twenty years designing
and animating characters for numerous feature films, including
The Lion King, Finding Nemo, and
The Incredibles. He lives in the
San Francisco Bay area.
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o learn more about the series and its creators,
visit www.binkandgollie.com.
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ISBN 978-0-7636-3497-1 (hardcover)
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ISBN 978-0-7636-7092-4 (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7636-9134-9
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ISBN 978-0-7636-9136-3
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