The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times best-selling fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true.
When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch. With dreamlike illustrations and a cover by Yoko Tanaka.
When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch. With dreamlike illustrations and a cover by Yoko Tanaka.
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I can't add anything else to what many have already stated without sounding redundant and a Johnny come lately band wagon. It reads along books like Charlotte's Web, trumpet of the swan, and the gentler reads. It's not filled with a lot of physical action. Yes, her legs get crushed, but I'm talking about adrenaline junkie action to which addicted to.
It's a charming read that dies quietly touch your heart but just not all the time nor 90 % of the book time. I've read books like, Wonder, Inventions of Hugo, etc and I found myself really loving them so it's not that I'm a snob against gentle reads. This one just wasn't "magical" for me.
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It's a charming read that dies quietly touch your heart but just not all the time nor 90 % of the book time. I've read books like, Wonder, Inventions of Hugo, etc and I found myself really loving them so it's not that I'm a snob against gentle reads. This one just wasn't "magical" for me.
Next book...
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