Description
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.
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 12/08/2015
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780763680886
ISBN10: 0763680885
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 12/08/2015
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780763680886
ISBN10: 0763680885
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
About the Author
Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Tale of Despereaux, which was awarded the Newbery Medal; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor winner; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; the picture book Great Joy; and six books starring Mercy Watson, including a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. She lives in Minneapolis.