Books with title Stan the Elephant

When Olive’s dad drags himself to work in the morning, the elephant goes with him. When he comes home again, so does the elephant. It’s always there, heavy and silent, casting a shadow of sadness over him. Olive knows it has been like this since her mother passed away when she was a year old, and she can’t stand to see her father burdened anymore. With help from her grandfather and her best friend Arthur, she hatches a plan to rid her family of the elephant once and for all. Before long, she’ll learn that while happiness isn’t that simple, small things can move mountains―or elephants.Award-winning author-illustrator Peter Carnavas portrays a child’s response to her father’s depression with naïve wisdom. In defiance of the looming grey presence, The Elephant is an intergenerational story of resilience, family, and hope. (Publisher)

Join the adventures of Princess Ella the Elephant, who loves donuts and lives in a pink and gold castle. Come along, as Ella enjoys playing with her friends and sharing with her family. Then, see how she overcomes her fear of the first day of school. This joyous journey, from the mind of eight year old author Isabelle Mace, is sure to make you smile as you are introduced to Ella and her friends.

This energetic book takes young readers on a journey with a very curious baby elephant who has one question on his mind: What do crocodiles eat for dinner? But whenever he asks this question, he gets a spanking! Though he’s never seen a crocodile before, the baby elephant sets out to the banks of a river to find the answer to his question. Geoffrey Patterson has simplified the original text for a younger audience without losing any of Kipling’s much-loved turns of phrase. Elegant and whimsical illustrations give a fresh, vibrant look to this classic story.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 4/27/2010Pages: 36Reading Level: Age 4 and Up

Clarence, a baby elephant in the jungle, has a really long nose… so long… so very, very long that monkeys use his nose to swing from tree to tree, without even asking his permission! Some clever little bears have drawn this colorful adventure, so that you can love and laugh with Clarence, and learn the absolute truth about giving and getting sticky kisses….

Kipling wrote some of the best animal stories for children, including his Jungle Books and Just So stories. His language is rich, inventive, and sonorous. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature. This is an adaptation of a famous Rudyard Kipling story, which explains how the elephant got its trunk. The story is set in Africa, when the world was new and elephants did not have trunks. Includes a unique illustration!

What do you do when a ghostly elephant won’t leave you alone?When a phantom elephant turns up uninvited and starts getting a little girl into trouble, she has no idea how to make him go away. But her grandmother happens to have a menagerie of phantom pets herself, so she knows just who to go to for help—the shopkeeper at Spectral & Son. He gives her a box. . . . Does it hold the solution?