His tongue was hanging out and he was wagging his tail. And he looked like he was having a real good time. And there was what seemed like a whole army of Winn-Dixie employees running around waving their arms just the same way the store manager was waving his.Īnd then the dog came running around the corner. There were just a lot of vegetables rolling around on the floor, tomatoes and onions and green peppers. “Who let a dirty dog in here?”Īt first, I didn’t see a dog. “Who let a dog in here?” he kept on shouting. He was standing there all red-faced, screaming and waving his arms around. This is what happened: I walked into the produce section of the Winn-Dixie grocery store to pick out my two tomatoes and I almost bumped right into the store manager. Visit us at My name is India Opal Buloni, and last summer my daddy, the preacher, sent me to the store for a box of macaroni-and-cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes and I came back with a dog. Summary: Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie. The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:īecause of Winn-Dixie / Kate DiCamillo.
Neither the author of this work nor its publishers are in any way affiliated with The Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. This work has not been prepared, manufactured, approved, or licensed by The Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Winn-Dixie ® is a Federally Registered trademark and service mark owned by The Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. 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. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.Ĭover illustration copyright © 2000 by Chris ShebanĪll rights reserved. The author owes a joyful debt to Betty DiCamillo, Linda Nelson, Amy Ehrlich, Jane Resh Thomas, Liz Bicknell, the Wednesday night group, the Monday night group, and to Kara LaReau, founding member of the Because of Winn-Dixie Fan Club and editor extraordinaire. Also by Kate DiCamillo: The Magician’s Elephant
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