The Magician's Elephant (Paperback)

from patricia_poland

DiCamillo has written this one like a poem. A magician 'accidentally' conjures up an elephant instead of a bouquet of flowers - and the elephant falls through the roof of the opera house onto Madam LaVaughn, crippling her. But it is Peter, who is told by a gypsy woman that he must follow the elep...

from Whisper1

Orphaned Peter Augustus Duchene went to market to buy fish and bread for his master, instead he used the coin to ask a fortune teller the fate of his sister. Despite what was told to him by his warden, in his heart he knew Adele was alive. Learning that his heart is true, the gypsy also told Pete...

from elkeursin

Loved this book!!!! Just fantastic! Little one really enjoyed me reading this to her even though she's too little to understand what's going on. I will read this one to her again when she's a bit older. Reading this one aloud was really fun as the voices are so unique to speak.

from lisapeet

Beautiful little melancholy jewel of a book, with delicate, moody illustrations and a happy ending. I don't read a lot of YA/kids' books these days, so it was a nice change of pace. I forget how much I like pictures in a book, and that read-aloud quality -- I read some of it to the dog in bed las...

from scote23

#4 on the Barnes & Noble Top Ten Children's Books of 2009, Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2010-2011I really liked this book. I think DiCamillo does a wonderful job of weaving the story together. I did think the ending was a bit pat, but the sense of magic that pervaded the book made me not as a...