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Yōko Tanaka Boeken

    Yoko Tanaka is een gevierde illustratrice wiens kenmerkende stijl de kinderliteratuur tot leven brengt. Haar levendige en fantasierijke kunstwerken vangen de essentie van jeugdige verwondering en trekken lezers mee naar betoverende werelden. Na het perfectioneren van haar vaardigheden aan het Art Center College in Pasadena, Californië, brengt Tanaka een unieke visuele flair in elk project. Ze verdeelt haar tijd tussen Los Angeles en Londen en verrijkt het landschap van kinderboeken met haar boeiende illustraties.

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    The Magician's Elephant

    • The Magician's Elephant

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      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 fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him 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 narrated 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.

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