The Shadow Elephant

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A gentle story about sadness showing that sometimes all you need to feel better is the openness of someone who accepts you as you are.

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ISBN: 9781592703128 Category:

Nadine Robert

Description

A Financial Times Best Children’s Book of 2021

This is a subtle story about an elephant who is feeling sorrowful, and nothing seems to interest him or lift his spirits. Illustrated with a striking contrast between shadow and light, the moody blue elephant appears to live in a different world from his colorful savanna friends. Empathy is a tricky emotion for children and adults alike to grasp, but The Shadow Elephant manages to walk the line between sadness, understanding, and emotional connection. Here we witness, in a story that unfolds at a natural, gentle pace, that it’s okay to be sad and to show it, and that this sorrow is not necessarily a problem to be fixed, but is a feeling to acknowledge without judgement. This simple act of acceptance and validating another creature’s feelings is subtle, yet, it is an essential step to true empathy.

Additional information

Weight 517 g
Dimensions 25.2 x 30 cm
Publisher name ABRAMS
Publication date 13 October 2020
Number of pages 48
Format Board book
Contributors Illustrated by Valerio Vidali
Dimensions 25.2 x 30 cm
Weight 517 g