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Ella who?

Title:

Ella who?

Author:

Ashman, Linda, author.

Sanchez, Sara (Illustrator), illustrator.

Summary:

"Mom . . . there's an elephant in the living room. It's moving day--and look who slipped in the door: an elephant! But when a little girl tries to tell her family about their unusual guest, the distracted grown-ups just say, "Ella WHO?" Even as children giggle at the girl's adventures with the smallish pachyderm, and at the fun, recurring refrain, they'll relate to the poignant theme about making--and sometimes letting go of--new friends." -- ONIX annotations.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction.

Elephants -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Sanchez, Sara (Illustrator),

Publisher:

Sterling Children's Books,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9781454919049

Publication Information:

New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2017]

Call Number:

P ASHMAN

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Summary

Mom . . . there's an elephant in the living room.

It's moving day--and look who slipped in the door: an elephant! But when a little girl tries to tell her family about their unusual guest, the distracted grown-ups just say, "Ella WHO?" Even as children giggle at the girl's adventures with the smallish pachyderm, and at the fun, recurring refrain, they'll relate to the poignant theme about making--and sometimes letting go of--new friends.

Author Notes

Linda Ashman's picture books have been included on the "best of the year" lists of The New York Times , Parenting, and Child magazines, the New York Public Library, and many others. In addition to more than 30 children's books, including Sterling's Hey, Coach! , Over the River & Through the Wood , and The Twelve Days of Christmas in Colorado , she is the author of the self-published The Nuts & Bolts Guide to Writing Picture Books. She lives with her family in Chapel Hill, NC. Visit her online at lindaashman.com.

Sara Sanchez creates illustrations for children's books (mostly published in Spain) in her art studio in Madrid with the radio playing in the background and her pet rabbit sleeping near her feet. See more of her work at sanchezsara.blogspot.com.es.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-This title highlights relationships as a "smallish" elephant comes into contact with a family just moving into a house next door to a wild animal sanctuary. In the confusion of the day, the distracted parents believe the tiny pachyderm, whose name is Fiona, to be a new acquaintance of their little girl. Helpful Fiona lends a trunk with baby Charles, unpacks, joins in a tea party, reads books, plays whiffle ball, and especially loves the pool. When officials come looking for a young elephant named Fiona, no one remembers seeing an elephant in the house, but the description-"Long ears, Big feet, Long proboscis. A tad wrinkly. Dislikes green beans"-fits the new friend to a tee. Digital cartoon art in soft pastels highlights the little girl and her shy and caring neighborhood buddy, while varied font emphasizes the text. Comparable in size, with expressive eyes, the little girl and elephant are a perfect companionable match. Humor abounds in the grown-ups' continual misunderstanding of Fiona's last name, and the final pages give readers a host of ideas for naming future household visitors in this simple introduction to an unusual friendship. VERDICT A sweet and funny tale about making unlikely friends in familiar places. Great to share one-on-one or in a story program, and a suggested general purchase for all libraries.-Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.