~ Trade Paperback

~ Winner of the Josette Frank Award - 2001, the Charlotte Award - 2002, the Nene Award - 2005, the William Allen White Children's Book Award - 2003, the Mark Twain Readers Award - 2003, and many more

The summer Opal and her father move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the local supermarket, and comes out with a dog she dubs Winn-Dixie.  With the help of Winn-Dixie Opal spends the summer making friends, hearing stories, and learning about the mother she has never known . . . 

To celebrate twenty years of Kate DiCamillo's heartwarming family tale, this edition of Because of Winn-Dixie features a new afterward by the author and continues to invite readers to make themselves at home, whether they are experiencing the story for the first time or returning to an old favourite.