Children’s Picture Book From South Africa!: The Elephant in the Room
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Children’s Picture Book From South Africa!: The Elephant in the Room

Lindi believes in her elephant. It’s the adults that question her unwavering view that her elephant is real. This little story embraces the imagination of a young girl. The illustrations capture this perfectly. And there is no question that having an elephant in one’s story adds an endearing side. “Everybody knows that!”      The … Continue reading »

Brilliant Children’s Picture Book – Travel Along With the Animals Across London!: “You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus!”
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Brilliant Children’s Picture Book – Travel Along With the Animals Across London!: “You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus!”

What fun, for children of all ages! After making a go of it themselves, in their individual quests to travel and seek adventure in the UK – London, an eclectic mix of animals all work out a way to get “carried about,” well, together! The prose of author Patricia Cleveland Peck is clever and the … Continue reading »

Early Learning Picture Book: A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes
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Early Learning Picture Book: A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes

A Parade of Elephants is… A charming little picture book for young children featuring elephants! The illustrations by the author, Kevin Henkes, draws one into a day in the life of the five elephants, a parade of elephants, with an unexpected ending. Well done!       “Look!” “Elephants!” “One, two, three, four, five.”   … Continue reading »

Animated Storybook: Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen: Part 2
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Animated Storybook: Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen: Part 2

Narrator: “Edward set off with the wheelbarrow.” (calling ‘Jojo, Jojo. Jojo where are you? Jojo where are you? ‘) (Edward comes upon five colorful fluttering parrots perched up high in a tree, chattering noisily before doing an about-face in unison and pointing to another tree) ‘We have seen her at the tree,’ shrieked some parrots … Continue reading »

Animated Storybook: Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen: Part 1
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Animated Storybook: Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen: Part 1

An endearing story about how a naughty baby elephant is saved by her big brother after she ends up in her mum’s fresh baked pie. And who are those crocodiles who ordered the birthday pie in the first place? Narrator: “Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen” ‘What would you like for your birthday, my dearest dear?‘ … Continue reading »

Elmer by David McKee :  Children’s Picture Book Review & Video Read by the UK Author / Illustrator of the Beloved Series, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
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Elmer by David McKee : Children’s Picture Book Review & Video Read by the UK Author / Illustrator of the Beloved Series, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant

#elephants  #elephant  #elephantillustrations  #Childrensbooks  #childrenspicturebooks  #ILoveElephants If you haven’t met Elmer the elephant then you’d best get acquainted with him now for there are quite a few books in the series to keep you entertained. Elmer by David McKee is book 1 and was actually first published in the UK in 1968. Elmer is one … Continue reading »

Hide! by Steve Henry Holds a Colossal Surprise : Children’s Picture Book Review & More
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Hide! by Steve Henry Holds a Colossal Surprise : Children’s Picture Book Review & More

This little picture book, about friendship and loyalty, will surprise you from the very beginning. So keep in mind that the cover of Hide! by Steve Henry doesn’t necessarily reveal all that is hidden inside. As George Eliot said in 1860, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” (it is quite literal in this case) … Continue reading »