The simple language - perfect for the age range - belies the complexity within this story, which means that an adult can read it, and see what a thing of beauty it is, can connect with the basic truths within this novel. When a magician calls forth an elephant, he doesn't see the harm he will cau...
I read this book on the recommendation of a student who suggested it for a readaloud and was immediately seconded by another. So I read it to myself first, though I had been thinking of doing so anyway. Something about DiCamillo's books leaves me uneasy, like I should have enjoyed it more, but I had...
Magical and Lovely.A young boy visits a fortune teller.A magician conjures an elephant.A little girl lives in an orphanage.The elephant is on display for the world to see.All these characters, and more; their lives are intertwined, culminating in a timeless story of love and dreams and magic.
A fairy tale like Hans Christian Andersen used to write. That is to say, it has somewhat developed characters who yearn for something, and it all fits together beautifully, and feels magical. Veronica didn't care for it, because she prefers DiCamillo's more realistic contemporary stories such as Bec...
A boy spends the coin he’s been given for supper on a fortuneteller. The fortuneteller reveals to the boy that his sister, thought to be dead, is alive and that an elephant will lead the boy to his sister. A magician conjures up his greatest miracle, an elephant. An old soldier tries to pass on his ...
Oh my. I think I’m developing a bit of an ‘author crush’ on Miss DiCamillo. This book was just positively charming. Much like The Tale of Despereaux, this book feels very much like an old fairy tale. Though the book is a fantasy story, DiCamillo tells it in such a way that you really feel like it co...
The Magician's ElephantThis story presents a series of simple yet complicated events all designed around a bit of simple magic; the magic of hope and belief. A group of people get together to magically try and send an elephant back to where he belongs and in the process, each manage to find a tiny ...
When orphan Peter visits the fortune teller who appears in the city square, he asks one question, is his sister alive? Always told that his baby sister died shortly after birth, the fortune teller gives him a surprising answer - an elephant will lead him to her. So starts a magical fairy tale that...
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