Reviews

Humperdink Our Elephant Friend by Claire Alexander, Sean Taylor

beckys_book_blog's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! It is the story of a little elephant that joins a playgroup. He is very friendly so the other children try hard to include him but despite trying really hard some of the games they play (dressing up and going on a slide) are not possible for an enormous elephant!
The children go outside so that Humperdink can teach them some of his own games. They all join in 'elephant walking' and before long they are all on a fantastic jungle adventure (climbing and swinging through trees.)

This is such a lovely story that young children can easily relate to. It is perfect for helping children to understand that although everyone is different there is always a way to include everybody.

This story would be the perfect addition to Early Years settings helping children to learn to accept/be kind to others and let everybody join in.

Humperdink is such a cute little elephant and the fantastic illustrations really bring the story to life. My son will love this book and I will definitely be purchasing a copy when this comes out in June.


Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for this eARC .

thewoollygeek's review against another edition

3.0

Cute illustrations but story wasn’t quite as good as the illustrations sadly

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

fernandie's review against another edition

3.0

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

ashlikesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Do you like this book?
Yeah because I love elephants. I want to ride an elephant! OOH!

What's your favorite part of the book?
When they rode on his back and then they were in the jungle like with snakes and tigers!

What do you think of the cover?
It's soooo cute!





This book is absolutely adorable! Humperdink is an elephant friend who joins human kids at preschool. He's too big to join into any of their fun, and so they tell him that they will play what he wants to.

He takes them outside and they play and play like they're in the jungle. He even put the kids on his back.

After that they loved playing with Humperdink, their elephant friend.

The artwork is so cute and I think it's a great story about accepting friends and doing what they want too, because it makes them happy.

somanybooks2's review against another edition

4.0

I want to thank #netgalley for giving me a copy of #HumperdinkOurElephantFriend to review. This was a cute story about fitting in. Humperdink is an elephant so he doesn't quite fit in to what everyone else can do, but that doesn't mean he can't be your friend. The illustrations are cute and the story is perfect for lower elementary.

the_coollibrarian's review

3.0

This was very cute and the illustrations really bring a lot of emotion to the story. It was fun flipping through the pages and I think this would be a cute gift for a baby shower or something similar, especially if it were elephant themed.

Thanks to NetGalley & the publisher for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.