Synopses & Reviews
Little Elephant and Mama Elephant are going for a walk. and#8220;Hold on to my tail,and#8221; says Mama. and#8220;If you want to ask me a question, tweak twice.and#8221;
Tweak, tweak! and#8220;Mama, what is that?and#8221; Little Elephant is curious about the frog, the monkey, the songbird, the butterfly, and the crocodileand#8212;and especially about what a little elephant can do. Mama knows just how to answer, to help her cherished Little Elephant grow.and#160;
Eve Buntingand#8217;s tender text and Sergio Ruzzierand#8217;s whimsical illustrations make this walk with Mama an excursion any little elephant would enjoy.
Review
"Young children will enjoy following Little Elephantand#8217;s fantasies....Along with the imaginative silliness, the nurturing parent-child tenderness is the core of the story."and#8212;Booklist and#160; "The pairing of Buntingand#8217;s traditional text, powered by an elegant repeating structure, with Ruzzierand#8217;s offbeat art is unexpectedly fabulous."and#8212;Horn Book Magazine, starred review
Synopsis
Mama and Baby elephant
love to
dip and splash,
walk and sing,
rest and talk,
and cuddle together
under the stars.
Spend a day with them.
About the Author
Little Elephant and Mama Elephant are going for a walk. and#8220;Hold on to my tail,and#8221; says Mama. and#8220;If you want to ask me a question, tweak twice.and#8221;
Tweak, tweak!and#8220;Mama, what is that?and#8221; Little Elephant is curious about the frog, the monkey, the songbird, the butterfly, and the crocodileand#8212;and especially about what a little elephant can do. Mama knows just how to answer, to help her cherished Little Elephant grow.and#160;
Eve Buntingand#8217;s tender text and Sergio Ruzzierand#8217;s whimsical illustrations make this walk with Mama an excursion any little elephant would enjoy."Young children will enjoy following Little Elephantand#8217;s fantasies....Along with the imaginative silliness, the nurturing parent-child tenderness is the core of the story."and#8212;BooklistEve Bunting has written more than 200 books for children, many of which can be found in libraries around the world. Her other Clarion titles for very young readers include My Big Boy Bed, which was also illustrated by Maggie Smith, and Little Bearand#8217;s Little Boat, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. She lives in Pasadena, California.