If you haven’t met the cutest polka-dotted elephant in children’s literature, now is the perfect time to do so.
Children will identify with Little Elliot, an elephant of small stature, because while he may be small, his worth is no less just because of his size. In Little Elliot, Big City, Elliot feels unnoticed in a large and overwhelming New York City, where he is too short to reach the bakery counter, and so he is not able to buy a cupcake. Once he meets Mouse, his luck changes because with friends, anything is possible!
Little Elliot’s adventures continue in the most recent installment, Little Elliot, Big Family, a perfect story for the upcoming holiday season. When Mouse goes off to a family reunion, Little Elliot wonders who his family is.
Illustrated in warm reds and yellows, Little Elliot, Big Family, is a heartwarming story of finding family in all shapes and sizes. Author and illustrator Mike Curato is a name to watch. According to Publishers Weekly, he is “a terrific emerging talent, with gorgeously rendered images that bring to mind the moodiness of Chris Van Allsburg and the sweetness of William Joyce.”
Bring the whole family and meet Curato and Little Elliot at Lemuria Books TODAY at 4:30 p.m. Popsicles from Deep South Pops!
Original to the Clarion Ledger.
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