Review: The Magician's Elephant

I cannot stop raving about The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. It is a marvelous fantasy story about a boy looking for his sister, a magician who wants to perform a magic trick beyond his best, a young orphan girl and the elephant that brings them all together.

Kate DiCamillo is known for her story telling ability. Just read The Tale of Despereaux or The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and you will be convinced. But The Magician's Elephant, in my opinion, is her best work to date. It is a beautiful story, elegantly told. The illustrations by Yoko Tanaka add a wonderful element to the words.

The Magician's Elephant is first class, all the way.