The Elephant

The Elephant is an exquisite first novel from acclaimed picture book author and illustrator Peter Carnavas about Olive, Dad and his elephant.
Olives father has a sadness so big that she imagines it as a large grey elephant following him around. With the help of her cheery grandfather and her best friend, Arthur, Olive sets out to chase away her fathers elephant.
The Elephant is an average-sized, understated junior novel for people with small hands and large hearts. Even the cover is benign and quiet, muting the enormity of whats to come. It reads with the elegant crispness of a verse novel using a collection of brief chapters to relay Olives story about her dad and the lugubrious grey elephant that plagues his every move. Despite the heavy nature of Olives situation, its this wonderful lightness of touch, Carnavas refined way with words to convey powerful meaning and Olives own irrepressible personality that add the light to her fathers shade and give this story a sunny disposition.
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 12.9 x 1.1