4 Yyvvyvvyvyvyyyvyvvyyyyyvyyyvyvyyyyvyyyyvvyyvyvvyyvyryvyyy yy 940d bhh bbb ha hhhbdddeedddddddddddddddddddssdgy( 64 fog ouae ect ba | Lugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package ie | KATE DICAMILLO nf +4 illustrated by Chris Van Dusen bo +4 +4 “ ; ve py, Legenta Lincoln and the Wh Da Urerpected Package — ‘www.candlewick.com CANDLEWICK PRESS ba YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YY 6444500054005000000000000b000bb00 bobo bb be: _— oe: e< — e< e< > > e =Kate DiCamillo 2/ Chris Van Dusen reflect on the Tales ftom Deckawoo Drive Series “I love finding out more about the characters from Mercy's world—their hidden selves, And I love bringing the techniques of novel writing to a shorter format And I love the feeling of homecoming with each book; it is so wonderful for me to get to go back there, But mostly, I love watching Chris bring Deckawoo Drive alive in a different, more deeply felt way. His art for this series taps into something whimsical and heartfelt, It moves me, And I write toward it.” —Kate DiCamillo “The crazy cast of characters from Deckawoo Drive first came into my life in 2003 when I was asked by Ann Stott, an art director at Candlewick Press, if I'd like to illustrate a series of books about a pig named Mercy Watson, When I read the opening lines of the first manuscript, I fell in love with the whole project and specifically Kate's incredible words. ‘The way she crafis simple vocabulary into engaging stories is, to me, miraculous. Now, almost fifteen years later, I'm s0 familiar with these characters, they've practically become family. Living, breath ing people. It's a joy and an honor to illustrate these characters, wore pecans HC: 978-0-7636-6339-1 HC: $78-0-7636-6886-0 HC: 978-0-7636-7311-5 PB: 978-0-7636-8012-1 5: 978-0-7636-9088-5 PB: 978-0-7636-9758-7 (available 9/17) Also available as an e-book Also available as an e-book ‘Also available as an e-book