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Because of Winn-Dixie was the winner of a Newbery Honor distinction the year after publication. [2] In 2000, the book won the Josette Frank Award, [3] and in 2003 won the Mark Twain Award. [4] In 2007 the U.S. National Education Association listed Winn-Dixie as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children", based on an online poll. [5]
The film's mouse was played by a rat. The choice was made carefully because while mice would have been preferable, rats are much easier to train. Director Wayne Wang wanted to use Picardy Shepherds because he thought they looked similar to the depiction of Winn-Dixie on the book cover and would appear familiar to its readers.
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., styled as Winn Dixie, is an American supermarket chain headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. [3] It operates more than 546 stores in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The company has had its present name since 1955 and can trace its roots back to 1925.
Courtney Elizabeth Jines (born May 4, 1992) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter.She is best known for her roles as Demetra in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and Amanda Wilkinson in Because of Winn-Dixie.
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The song can also be heard in the films Because of Winn-Dixie and Air Bud. It was partially sung in 2012 film The Dictator, when the main character, General Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) plays a practical joke on his new friend (Jason Mantzoukas) by singing the song with a severed head as a hand puppet, while his friend is taking a shower.