In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected—and making the extraordinary come true.
What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortune teller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne knows the questions that he needs to 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’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be told by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes—hope and belonging, desire and compassion—with the lightness of a magician’s touch.
* Film rights have been sold to Fox 2000, with Julia Pistor (Charlotte's Web and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) to produce
* An exciting new pairing with fine artist Yoko Tanaka
About the author
Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Tale of Despereaux, which was awarded the Newbery Medal and is now an animated feature film from Universal; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor winner; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; the picture book Great Joy; and six books starring Mercy Watson, including a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. She lives in Minneapolis.
