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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–6—A preposterous premise is the underpinning for this delightful, touching fable, narrated by big-eared Pigeon Jones, a boy who has spent his life on the back of a white Indian elephant with artistic talent. Abandoned as a baby on the steps of an orphanage by his distracted parents, Pigeon soon crawls out of his basket and is found and nurtured by Birch, formerly of the circus and, recently, the car-wash business. Pigeon pines for his lost family and Birch makes pictures with deep meaning while dreaming of his lost love, an acroba...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
When a baby named Pigeon is abandoned, Birch, an elephant, cares for the boy. As he grows, the two search for Pige...Log In or Sign Up to Read More