Monday, November 16, 2009

Book Review: THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT


There's no doubt about it.I love Kate DiCamillo's writing style (Tale of Desperaux, Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Tiger Rising). Her words are beautiful and her stories evoke the feeling of old fashioned fairy tales, filled with incredible good, evil, and love.

But I cry my way through every one of them.

I loved THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT. It is a fantastic bedtime read-aloud for families and should be savored by every young believer in miracles (read-aloud 2nd grade+, self-reading 4th grade+). It tells the story of a boy, a little girl, a magician, a policeman, a soldier...and (of course) an elephant. One night, the magician makes an elephant appear out of thin air. It crashes through the roof of the building, scattering people and debris everywhere. That same night, a boy speaks to a fortune teller who tells him to follow an elephant.

And the adventure begins.

Families looking for a great winter read-aloud should curl up with Kate DiCamillo's THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT. A chapter a night will leave you all with the warm, wonderful feeling that everyone wants this time of year.

Click on the title of this post to go to Kate DiCamillo's Web site for an excerpt.

Slobbers,
Finn

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