Hello, Friday friends! I read The Magician’s Elephant at the request of my 5th-grade granddaughter, Ava. I found it to be haunting and a beautifully-woven story of hope trying to rise from a setting of despair. I enjoyed it and it would be an easy enough read for an older child. It’s definitely a book from off the beaten track. 🙂
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.
That sounds like a very interesting book. Thanks for sharing.