I like the ideas behind this story - that children shouldn't be given everything they ask for, and that saying please and thank you, and knowing how to share are important skills and make life much more fun. There's no heavy feeling of learning a lesson though and this is a really enjoyable, funny story that's great to share probably with those around 2 and a half and older.
For more fun with elephants try [[Elephant by Petr Horacek]] or [[Elmer and Super El by David McKee]]. For more on tantrums have a look at [[Llama Llama Shopping Drama by Anna Dewdney]]. You might also enjoy [[Don't Let Aliens Get My Marvellous Mum! by Gillian Shields and Liz Pichon]]. Cally Johnson-Isaacs also illustrated [[Rabbits Don’t Lay Eggs! by Paula Metcalf and Cally Johnson-Isaacs|Rabbits Don’t Lay Eggs! by Paula Metcalf]].
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