Free to Be Elephant Me
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From the bestselling creators of Giraffes Can't Dance comes a delightful story about an elephant looking for a place where he belongs.
It's time for the Elephant Games! Every young elephant parades their talent in front of the king to earn their special elephant name. But Num-Num doesn't have a special skill to display. With a little help from some familiar friends, will this little elephant learn that being yourself is the most important talent of them all?
Readers will love seeing some of their favorite characters from Giraffes Can't Dance return. Free to Be Elephant Me is perfect for family sharing and for teaching young readers about the importance of being yourself.
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Originally published in the U.K., this picture book by the creators of Giraffes Can't Dance follows young Num-Num the elephant, who doesn't have a talent to impress Elephant Mighty, the pachyderms' throned ruler. Without a skill, Num-Num can't earn a special Elephant Name, but after setting off to a different water hole, he meets a variety of animals, eventually resulting in a triumphant realization: " ‘I'll tell you my Elephant Name,' Num-Num said,/ ‘I want to be/ ELEPHANT/ ME.' " Andreae relays the story in bouncy quatrains: "And each time an elephant managed to prove/ A talent or skill to the king,/ The monarch would give them an ELEPHANT NAME.../ An honor they all longed to win." Parker-Rees contributes affable, dynamic art in a light-colored palette. While those familiar with the genre won't find anything particularly innovative, this is a clear, uncomplicated morale booster. Ages 4–8.
