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The Magician's Elephant
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December 1, 2017
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December 31, 2017
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The Magician's Elephant (Dec 17)
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Molly Becker
Why we're reading this
We chose this book because we believe in magic, hope and the power of dreaming.

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By Molly · 10 posts · 16 views
last updated Dec 04, 2017 05:53AM

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Kristina Ulrey
Dec 14, 2017 rated it liked it
We read this as a family and it is a great read-aloud book. DeCamillo writes the character’s dialogues with such hilarity that you can almost see the expressions and hear the inflections from the pages.
I love when our family has inside jokes that one of us will say for no reason, “I intended only lilies.” And another will respond, “Perhaps you don’t understand-“ And we crack up laughing. The nerd (or dork) that I am thinks it is even more special when it is a book that we share.
I love the quest
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Michele Benson
Nov 19, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Listen to this on audiobook and you will not be disappointed. The narration by Juliet Stevenson is absolutely amazing. This story would be perfect for a family trip, but you will want to shush everyone in the car so that you won't miss a second. ...more
Kim
Dec 14, 2017 rated it liked it
I listened to this book and the actor was amazing. It is a great Children's book. I read it for an online book club for our library. ...more
Rose
Oct 11, 2021 rated it really liked it
My lady Kate. Thank you for a lovely tale about magic and starlight.
Read this in one sitting.
Mandy
Feb 24, 2014 rated it really liked it
Nice, short story. Not really dramatic or anything, just a pleasant book. A good break from action novels and stuff like that.
Lisa Nocita
Aug 21, 2009 rated it liked it
Slow but nice prose.
Vanessa
Oct 04, 2009 rated it liked it
Beth Knight
Jan 18, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own-it, childrens
Ashley
Feb 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
Heidi Schulz
Nov 23, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: middle-grade
Faith
Jun 12, 2013 added it
Shelves: middle-grade
Rita
Apr 17, 2016 rated it really liked it
Patricia Forde
Apr 12, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Rachel
Aug 03, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: childrens
Kennedy Lee
Jun 28, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Molly Becker
Nov 01, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shannon Robbins
Nov 29, 2017 rated it it was ok
Marianne
Dec 03, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Michelle Igbedion
Dec 08, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Jennifer
Dec 09, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Suzy Davies
Sep 22, 2023 marked it as to-read
Cathy
Oct 18, 2023 rated it it was amazing