Bink & Gollie
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Oh, happiness! Move over Pippi Longstocking. . . . Bink and Gollie . . .
join the ranks of George and Martha, Frog and Toad, Zelda and Ivy,
and all the other resilient pairs that celebrate the challenges and
strengths of a great friendship.” — The New York Times Book Review
“
If James Marshall’s George and Martha were not hippos and were
both girls, they would be much like best friends Bink and Gollie. . . .
More, please!” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“
Think Pippi Longstocking meets The Big Bang Theory.”
—
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner
A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated
Children’s Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book
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Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
illustrated by
Tony Fucile
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Text copyright © 2010 by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Tony Fucile
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored
in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or
mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written
permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2016
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
DiCamillo, Kate.
Bink and Gollie / Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee ; illustrated by Tony Fucile. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Two roller-skating best friends — one tiny, one tall — share
three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu
trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
ISBN 978-0-7636-3266-3 (hardcover)
[1. Friendship — Fiction. 2. Adventure and adventurers — Fiction. 3. Humorous stories.]
I. McGhee, Alison, date. II. Fucile, Tony, ill. III. Title.
PZ7.D5455Bi 2010
[Fic] —
dc22
2009049100
ISBN 978-0-7636-5954-7 (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7636-9134-9 (electronic)
This book was typeset in Humana Sans.
The illustrations were done digitally.
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For Karla Marie Rydrych, friend of my heart
K. D.
To Cindy Schultz Sykes, marvelous companion of my youth
A. M.
To Karen and Nina
T. F.
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“Hello, Gollie,” said Bink.
“What should we do today?”
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Greetings, Bink,” said Gollie.
“I long for speed.”
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“Let’s roller-skate!”
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“I
of socks!” said Bink.
do
“Let’s go inside.”
need a new pair
“Hello,” said Bink. “I’m here for the socks.”
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“Aisle ten,” said Mr. Eccles.
“Aisle ten,” said Mrs. Eccles.
“All righty, then,” said Bink.
“Aisle ten.”
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“It’s a sock bonanza!” said Bink.
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Indeed it is,” said Gollie. “An
extremely bright sock bonanza.”
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I’ll take this pair,”
said Bink.
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Bink,” said Gollie, “the brightness
of those socks pains me. I beg
you not to purchase them.”
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I can’t wait to put
them on,” said Bink.
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“I love socks,” said Bink.
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Some socks are more lovable
than others,” said Gollie.
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I especially love bright
socks,” said Bink.
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Putting on socks is hard work,”
said Bink. “I’m hungry.”
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“Maybe Gollie is making pancakes.”
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“Hello, Gollie,” said Bink.
“Do I smell pancakes?”
“You do not,” said Gollie.
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Will I smell pancakes?”
said Bink.
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“Perhaps a compromise is in order, Bink,” said Gollie.
“What’s a compromise?” said Bink.
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Use your gray matter, Bink,” said Gollie. “You remove
your outrageous socks, and I will make pancakes.”
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The problem with
Gollie,” said Bink, “is
that it’s either Gollie’s
way or the highway.”
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My socks and I have
chosen the highway.”
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The problem
with Bink,” said
Gollie, “is her
unwillingness to
compromise.”
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Greetings, Bink,” said
Gollie. “I am eating
pancakes. What are
you doing?”
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I’
m wearing my socks,”
said Bink.
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I have brought you half of my
pancakes,” said Gollie.
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And I’ve removed one of
my outrageous socks,”
said Bink. “It’s a
compromise bonanza!”
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It has been far too long since my last adventure,”
said Gollie. “I must journey forth into the wider
world. But where?
“Tasmania? Timbuktu?”
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“The finger has spoken,” said Gollie.
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“I’m baffled,” said Bink.
“Am I ‘whom’?”
KNOCK,
KNOCK,
KNOCK!
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“I cannot talk right now,” said Gollie.
“Why not?” said Bink.
“Because,” said Gollie, “I am high in the
pure air of the Andes Mountains.”
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All righty,
then,” said Bink.
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“I wonder if Gollie’s home yet,” said Bink.
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“Hmm,” said Bink.
KNOCK,
KNOCK,
KNOCK!
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“Please,” said Gollie. “Have you not read the sign?”
“I read it,” said Bink. “Aren’t you hungry?”
“Not at all,” said Gollie.
“Not even a little?” said Bink.
“Not even a little,” said Gollie.
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Not even a bit
hungry!” said Bink.
“I don’t believe it.”
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“What does implore mean?” said Bink.
KNOCK,
KNOCK,
KNOCK!
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“Bink,” said Gollie, “you
must let me journey.”
“But I brought you a
sandwich,” said Bink.
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Here I am,” said Gollie, “where none but a
few have ventured. What an extraordinary
accomplishment.”
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“Bink!” said Gollie. “Come see.”
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“As you can see,” said Mr. Fishman,
“these are truly remarkable fish.
Spectacular in virtually every
way. Marvelous companions,
marvelous. Each one desperate
for a good home.”
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“I’ll take that one,” said Bink.
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Bink,” said Gollie, “I must inform you that you are
giving a home to a truly unremarkable fish.”
“I love him,” said Bink.
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Furthermore,” said Gollie, “that fish is incapable
of being a marvelous companion.”
“I wonder what his name is,” said Bink.
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“Greetings, Bink,” said Gollie. “Would you like to
join me for pancakes?”
“Fred and I are on
our way,” said Bink.
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“Fred?” said Gollie.
“Yes, Fred,” said Bink. “My
marvelous companion.”
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“I only made enough pancakes for two,” said Gollie.
“Fred can share with me,” said Bink.
“I only have two chairs,” said Gollie.
“Oh, Fred doesn’t need a chair,” said Bink.
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Gollie, do you want to go see Mysteries of the
Deep Blue Sea
?” said Bink.
“Is that the movie about the fish?” said Gollie.
“It is!” said Bink. “It’s the movie about the fish.”
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Fred thinks that was a top-quality fish film.”
said Bink.
“I’m not sure I agree,” said Gollie.
“Fred has a great idea,” said Bink.
“I am almost afraid to inquire,” said Gollie.
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Fred wants to roller-skate,” said
Bink. “Fred longs for speed.”
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