libraryjen's review against another edition
3.0
A fun story about an elephant who learns that while he may not be good at some things, he is good at others. The overall message is that we all have talents to contribute and we should support each other instead of laughing at each other.
The illustrations are magnificent and the story is fun, I'd love to give this one four stars, but I'm not a fan of elephant not eating for 5 days because perhaps he's too fat to jump. Then, when that doesn't work he binge eats and stands on the scale while growing bigger and bigger but still feeling small on the inside. What the heck is that supposed to mean? What are kids supposed to take away from that spread? So, it gets 3 stars.
The illustrations are magnificent and the story is fun, I'd love to give this one four stars, but I'm not a fan of elephant not eating for 5 days because perhaps he's too fat to jump. Then, when that doesn't work he binge eats and stands on the scale while growing bigger and bigger but still feeling small on the inside. What the heck is that supposed to mean? What are kids supposed to take away from that spread? So, it gets 3 stars.
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