Author(s): Kate DiCamillo
No. of Pages: 208 pages
Date Published: 08 Sep 2009
Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Format: Hardback | 208 pages
Dimensions: 142.24 x 198.12 x 22.86mm | 408.23g
Language: English
Publication City/Country: Massachusetts, United States
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Illustrations: 1-COLOR

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected -- and making the extraordinary come true. (Ages 7 and up) What if? Why not? Could it be? 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.