When an Elephant Falls in Love

by Davide Cali, Alice Lotti

Overview

From the bestselling author of I Didn't Do My Homework Because... comes an irresistible meditation on the quest for connection. When an elephant falls in love, he does many foolish things. He hides when the elephant-object of his affection is around. He writes dozens of letters that he will never send. And he tries to be healthy, but ends up finishing the cheesecake. This soulful book is at once relatable and revealing, a reminder that love is worth striving for, and that the very best things in life will come to those who wait.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452153094
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	03/22/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Davide Cali is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist based in France and Italy who has published more than 40 books, including I Didn't Do My Homework Because ... and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School....

Alice Lotti is an illustrator and graphic designer. She lives in Turin, Italy.

Editorial Reviews

"A wry exploration of the symptoms of falling in love."-Kirkus Reviews

"A wry exploration of the symptoms of falling in love."-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2016-09-21
An elephant in love, it turns out, behaves an awful lot like a besotted human being.When an elephant falls in love, he writes letters that hell never send. / And he stares at the clouds for hours and hours. As Calis simple, declarative text unfolds, symptom by symptom, Lottis equally witty multimedia illustrations depict a large, gray pachyderm acting them out. He is shaped like an upright brick balanced on four absurdly stumpy legs, trunk and tail depending from either end about midway up; he is mottled gray, with just a few lines to describe ears, toenails, and a wrinkle or two and ink-dot eyes. His bulk is played up in each illustration, as when he hides behind a tree that is far too slender to conceal him or tries out a stylish outfit with a tiny top hat perched on his forehead. He, an omnipresent yellow bird, and the few items necessary to set the scene appear on, usually, spacious white backgrounds, and this clean focus further heightens the foolishness. There is no doubt kids will be giggling, even though the narrative describes a romantic love thats quite foreign to their own emotional development. Moreover, kids whose adult caregivers or older siblings are themselves in the throes of new love may recognize more than a few of these behaviors. A wry exploration of the symptoms of falling in love. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews