Through the Elephant’s Door by Helene De Blois - ESSENTIAL

Through the Elephant’s Door by Helene De Blois, illustrated by France Cormier. PICTURE BOOK/CHAPTER BOOK. Orca Book Publishers, 2019. $20. 9781459821934

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

An elephant and a boy visit a museum only to be followed by and lectured at by the museum guard. The guard accuses them of getting too close to paintings and not being gentle until they are able to stop a burglar and save the day.

There is this great line in the book in which the elephant says that he tired of making himself small. I love this message for kids. They are often given the message that they are “too much”. This book is translated from French.

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher