What the Elephant Told

By Barbara Brenner

Believe it or not, a boy and an elephant have a lot in common . . . When a young boy and a young elephant meet in an animal park, they instantly take a liking to each other."I was born out of my mother, too," the boy said. "But first I grew inside her for nine months.""We grow inside our mothers for twenty-two months," said the elephant.They go on talking about how they each visit the bathroom, how they express fear, what they each eat . . . By the end of the day, they curl up together and nap-one sucking his thumb and the other his trunk.Playful text and fun-filled illustrations reveal many true and fascinating commonalities between elephants and humans.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805064427
• ISBN13: 9780805064421
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 0.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Book and One Nursing Mothers will Enjoy!

This book is so cute! A little boy and a little elephant meet each other in an animal park, take a liking to each other, and start to compare notes. "We grow inside our mothers for twenty-two months," said the Elephant. "I was born out of my mother too," the boy said. "But first, I grew inside her for nine months." They go on to discuss how they were both nursed by their mothers, how they each burped (little burp vs. big burp) when they were full of milk and how they like naps when they're tired. As they walk along, they compare notes on how they pee and poop in the forest vs. in diapers and later in the toilet. The pictures are bright, colorful, and very fun and the story is just precious! It was one I really enjoyed reading to my son today and recommend it highly.