Bink and Gollie

Written by two favorite Minnesota authors, Alison McGhee and Kate DiCamillo, with illustrations by Tony Fucile; this book is a collection of three interconnected stories. 
Gollie is a self-confident girl who lives in a fashionable contemporary house.  Her friend Bink, is somewhat rumpled, but is also an adventure seeker. 
The first story is about Bink's selection of socks; the second sends Gollie on an adventure into the Andes; and in the third Gollie is jealous of Bink's new pet fish.  Despite their quirks, these girls know the value of friendship. 
The book is almost a hybrid of a picture book, graphic novel, and early reader.  Fucile's cartoon-like illustrations add to the adventure.  There is great fun and imagination here.