The Magician's Elephant

By: Kate DiCamillo

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson

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 Peter can hardly dare to believe it.

But it is - all of it - true.

©2010 Kate DiCamillo (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Full of life lessons.

Dreams, hope, life lessons. Amazing listen. I can't wait to share it with my 3rd grade class.

delight and beauty

Beautiful telling of magical tale of finding who we are, and learning to hope again

The elephant

That his dad is in Jail and that he got into jail because he got into a car crash

Delightful!

This is a delightful tale of hopes and dreams and the magic moments in life. The story is not too long - I listened to it in two afternoons - and it held my interest. The narrator, Juliet Stevenson, was one of the best I've ever heard. Her range of voices for the different characters was nothing short of amazing!! I highly recommend it!

It warmed this old heart of mine...

...and made me misty eyed. It's a simple tale; a child could read it, and I hope many, many do. Julie Stevenson is now my favorite reader.