On Story Bent

The girly found this one mildly funny -- and it's a classic -- so it's on my three strikes list for totally personal reasons. It's lively, it's quirky, it's funny, it's very unusual, it has the makings of a great read aloud, and some people might absolutely love it. I just don't. And I've tried. The entire portrayal of the elephant + the illustrations themselves, just don't click with me. (Elephants are one of my top favorite animals so have to admit that does make me very very very picky.) It is kinda cute how the animals all pitch in to help as they can, but... ah well. So! I realize perhaps that's not all super helpful. My final recommendation would just be to get it from the library (especially as it's crazy expensive right now apparently). That way you're not out anything if you don't like it either. Or you might love it.

Small person actually liked it fine. Very similar concept to Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, but, on a scale, the illustrations definitely aren't as striking as the former.  The text is more gently matter of fact, though. (Fletcher is ever so slightly dramatic. ;P) All in all this one is nice but not frightfully memorable. A fine title, but I wouldn't go out of my way to find it. If you're really interested, would recommend checking it out from the library or picking up cheaply secondhand. Note: and we found it as a paperback, but I see it's also available as a board book, which totally makes sense and would probably be a great read in that format.