Schallau, Daniel. Come Back Soon. PICTURE BOOK Houghton Mifflin, 2009. $17.EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE
The penguins of Icetown invite Mr. Elephant the architect for the dedication of his creation. Elephant packs quickly and takes a boat, but forgets to bring his suit. He arrives at Icetown where he goes to a restaurant, a hotel, and to Tailor Guin’s for a new suit. Elephant wears his new suit to the ceremony but his weight causes part of the ice to crack. Elephant and many penguins are stuck floating on a piece of ice until a postwhale comes along and pushes them back to Icetown where Elephant makes everything right.
The story is a little long, but the illustrations are detailed, original and fun.
Samantha, Public Librarian.
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