Ella the Elegant Elephant (Hardcover)

from hvachetta

Ella the elephant wears her grandma's lucky hat to school, but things don't go quite as she expects. This book deals mainly with the issue of teasing in school, and therefore is a good book to read to children who are about to or have just started elementary school. Even though the protagonist, E...

from AbigailAdams26

When Ella's family moves to a new town, the young elephant is happy in her new home - an apartment above her mother's bakery - but worried about starting school. Wearing her grandmother's "good luck hat" on her first day, Ella stands out from the crowd, and soon finds herself the target of Belind...

from achatela

Ella is trying to adjust to her new home. One day a package arrives. It is from her grandpa. Inside the package is a beautiful hat. On the first day of school, Ella looks like all the other elephants except for her hat. Ella is bullied by one of the girls. In the end, Ella ends up having to help ...

from OregonLady

This story is a very sweet tale of a shy little elephant in a new place. It opens up a good conversation about bullying, insecurity, and doing what's right. The only problem with the audio book is that you completely miss what happens at the end (Ella's hat opens up like a parachute and saves the...

from mbberg

I loved this book. I thought it really sent a message to children to not only embrace their differences but to also embrace their enemies. Ella helped Belinda who was bullying her the entire book and I think this sends the message to be the bigger person and to respect everyone even if sometimes ...