Zola's Elephant By Randall De Seve
De Seve, Randall. Zola's Elephant. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 32p. 2018. ISBN 978886293
Ages (3 and Up). Sometimes making a new friend can be scary! Zola's neighbor sure thinks so, especially when she sees a big box unloaded, it could only mean one thing Zola won't be her friend because shes already friends with an elephant. As the young girl makes up all of the fantastic scenarios between Zola and the elephant, we see that's not the case, and in fact, Zola is very lonely. De Seve, touches upon childhood anxiety, and how to take a risk an be brave. Illustrated by two time Caldecott Honors winner, Pamela Zagarenski, the book shows imagination in bright colors while the reality is painted in dark blues and greys to show the loneliness of Zola.
Ages (3 and Up). Sometimes making a new friend can be scary! Zola's neighbor sure thinks so, especially when she sees a big box unloaded, it could only mean one thing Zola won't be her friend because shes already friends with an elephant. As the young girl makes up all of the fantastic scenarios between Zola and the elephant, we see that's not the case, and in fact, Zola is very lonely. De Seve, touches upon childhood anxiety, and how to take a risk an be brave. Illustrated by two time Caldecott Honors winner, Pamela Zagarenski, the book shows imagination in bright colors while the reality is painted in dark blues and greys to show the loneliness of Zola.
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