The Magician's Elephant

by Kate DiCamillo

Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator)

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In her eagerly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected - and making the impossible come true.

What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortune teller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortune teller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead you 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 told 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.

  • ISBN10 0763646342
  • ISBN13 9780763646349
  • Publish Date 15 September 2009 (first published 7 September 2009)
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Imprint Candlewick Press (MA)
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 201
  • Language English