When Your Elephant Comes to Play
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A hilarious celebration of imagination--and pets--that will have kids laughing
What’s a boy to do when an elephant shows up at his door and wants to play? Eating cake makes a big mess, there’s not enough room in the pool for the two of them, and jumping on the bed may be the biggest disaster of all! But hugs? Well, those work. Elephants are probably the best huggers around.
With dozens of laughs, a big elephant sneeze, and a hug you won’t soon forget, this book will make you wish an elephant came to play at your house too.
Praise for When Your Elephant Comes to Play:
"An excellent addition to any collection, this appealing tale is full of humor and easily extends imaginative play."--Kirkus
"A story as irrepressible as the cross-species pals it stars."--Publishers Weekly
"A pleasant read about a little boy’s big imagination, with creative, colorful spreads that will stay with readers long after the story ends."--Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mexican author-illustrator Barba makes a vivacious U.S. debut with the story of a rosy-cheeked boy who happily recounts the chaos that accompanies Wednesday visits from his friend Prudence, an elephant. The story is essentially a string of cautionary warnings: if you offer an elephant "a slice of your dad's famous double chocolate cake, just out of the oven," odds are good that the elephant will eat the whole thing and wreck the kitchen, too. The same goes for tackling chores (sweeping up dust causes Prudence's expressive trunk to curl into a spiral before she erupts into an enormous, gravity-defying sneeze), swimming, and more. Painted in bright reds, pinks, yellows, and blues, Barba's artwork has a joyful, childlike energy that is ideally suited to this series of improbable causes and equally over-the-top results, as when bouncing on the bed sends the boy and elephant hurtling across town. Lest anyone think that elephant friendship is all bad, the boy concludes with a reminder that their hugs can't be beat. It's a story as irrepressible as the cross-species pals it stars. Ages 3 7.
