Elephants Books

Oh No! Harry is beside himself. He can't remember where he left his favorite blanket and he can't sleep without it. With the help of his friends, Ted and Lulu, the animals retrace their steps and help find his
beloved blanket.

Kim Lewis has once again brought the delightful character of Harry, the
elephant and his friends to life. Lewis' realistic depiction of the animals as soft plush toys that can be found in a child's room help convey the seriousness of the lost item. The illustrations done in colored pencil and pastels add a softness and create warm feeling to the story.

With open-ended questions like 'Did you leave the blanket outside?', the reader, as well as, the characters can try to help Harry remember where the blanket could be.

Both children and adults will enjoy reading this story together because the children will relate to Harry's predicament and delight in the conclusion of the story.

This is so clever... and did he really have an alien encounter? he won't tell...

How the Elephants Saved Christmas is a charming holiday picturebook that blends traditional holiday themes with a positive message of cultural diversity, disability, and endangered species. When Santa and his reindeer fall from the sky and get stuck in a watering hole in Africa, Santa must find a way back to the North Pole before sunrise to protect the magic of Christmas. Fortunately, wild elephants and the boy who lives with them come to the rescue; now, Santa must save them in turn when drums sound out peril for the elephants. The warm color illustrations complement the involved narrative, which is sufficiently text-heavy that How the Elephants Saved Christmas is ideal for slightly older picturebook readers or for adults to read aloud to children.

Children who fell in love with the adorable small elephants in "Humphrey's Corner" and "Humphrey's Bedtime" will be delighted with the holiday preparations of Humphrey and his sister, Lottie.

Together they watch the snow fall, and help their father shovel the fluffy white drifts. They make brightly colored decorations and hang them on their tree. Decorating a special cake is also part of this happy time of year. Until, finally, it is Christmas Eve and the excitement is just a night's sleep away.

Illustrated in full color and recommended for ages 2 -5, "Humphrey's Christmas" is a bright, cheery addition to holiday reading.

Nick Greaves wrote and took all the pictures for this beautiful book. It depicts not only elephants, but other animals as well. It clearly explains about the wildlife in the park and goes further to explain the hard issues - culling (killing) elephants, ivory trade, and funding of the park. This is a book that will both look as good on your coffee table and is a pleasure to read. As a Zimbabwe guide in Hwange, Nick Greaves knows his elephants and this comes through clearly in the book. Highly recommended!

A great book full of wonderful stories. A must read for any lover of the outdoors. Although some of the stories were written 40-50 years ago they are just as readable and meaningfull today as then. Some will bring tears to your eyes while others will have you rolling on the floor in laughter. Babcock is a great writer!

I bought this couloring book for Christmas and I love it.
It has a great collection of puzzles, mazes, pictures to color and many more. It is my favourite.

Although I did not receive this as a graduation present, it would make a great one.

I read this book when it first came out (oh so many years ago). It was my introduction to Sandra Boynton. This is a picture book in (now) classic Boynton style of the proverb, "If at first you don't succeed, try again," Each page has a different word, with most of the pages having the word "try" on it and a different picture. A mouse is trying to move an elephant up a hill. At first the elephant doesn't budge. Then the mouse tries again to get the elephant to move. The elephant moves an inch or so. So the mouse tries again.... and so on. At last the mouse gets the elephant to the top of the hill. And the last page is "again" and you see that he has a dozen or so more elephants to get up the hill.

What a great message, that the seemingly impossible is possible, and not to rest on your laurels, there's more to be done.

Easy read, lovingly written in well turned light prose for young readers.

A novel, but mostly factual, about the life and death of the great African elephant known as Jumbo who died in a rail accident at St. Thomas, Ontario, in 1885.

The fictional portion is a story thread about a young English boy who becomes best friends with Jumbo. Well worth reading for any age but ideally suited to be read by children.

When each of my children asked the title's question, I struggled for the right answer. I think this book answers the question beautifully. It answers the question by telling us that we must believe in things we cannot see and have faith in the existence of things we cannot explain. I have bought several copies of this book to give as gifts to young children who will someday ask the question. Hopefully, this book will help their parents answer it. I highly recommend it.