What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortune-teller's tent appears in the marke
t square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne knows the questi
ons that he must ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her
? The fortune-teller's mysterious answer (An elephant! An elephant will lead you
there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will
hardly dare to believe it is true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist
Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be told b
y Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes - hop
e and belonging, desire and compassion - with the lightness of a magician's touc
h.
