But No Elephants by Jerry Smath

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.