Where Is My Little Elephant? - わたしの ちいさな ゾウちゃんは どこ？: Bilingual English Japanese Picture Book for Ages 2-5

Where is... #3

by Ingo Blum, Kana Onishi (Translator), Ingo Blum

A Quick Good Night And Funny Bedtime Story.

Are you looking for your little elephant…?

Elephants are so big they cannot hide so well, right? So it might be easy to find Daisy, the elephant lady. The search for her is a delightful read-aloud. Is Daisy lazy? Maybe she does not want to go to school. Did she go ice skating instead? Or to a birthday party?

Where did she disappear?

Genres: Childrens

13 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 5, 2021

About the author

Ingo Blum is a German author and comedian. His journey to becoming a children’s book author began during his day job. He has always enjoyed projects where he could create artwork for kids. Eventually, he became a writer and graphic designer in the evenings - and started writing children's stories to accompany these projects for fun. With some encouragement from his friends and family (and a lot of kids!), he decided to share his stories with the world.
Ingo works with illustrators from all over the world with whom he constantly develops new concepts and stories.

Please visit him at www.ingoblumbooks.com
or https://www.facebook.com/ingoblumauthor/

Reviews

[The Celtic Rebel (Richard) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful little story with an easy story for children to read and wonderful illustrations to catch their eye and hold their attention. My grandkids love it.

[Raquel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Portuguese is my first language, so I love the idea behind this book.

Where Is My Little Elephant?, by Ingo Blum, is a quick children’s read about the search for Daisy, the elephant lady, while also teaching Portuguese by translating the different English sentences.

While being nice for an early reader with a short attention span, I think the story could have been told in a more original or engaging way. If it had more pages with a more developed story or was designed differently, perhaps it could be pleasant for both babies, who can hear their parents read to them in two different languages, and kids with more reading autonomy.

I received an eARC for free, and I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Das Bilder- und Malbuch von Ingo Blum beschäftigt sich vorrangig mit der Suche nach dem kleinen Elefanten Daisy. Es wurde sehr viel Wert darauf gelegt, dass die Kinder sie in unterschiedlichen Szenerien suchen müssen und so ein breites Spektrum an Orten kennenlernen. Daisy wird sowohl im Porzellanladen - wie das schöne Sprichwort so heißt - als auch im Zoo gesucht. Über die Variationen hat man sich definitiv Gedanken gemacht. Bei dieser "Schnitzeljagd" können sowohl die Eltern mitmachen und vorlesen, oder auch das Kind alleine suchen lassen. Wenn man sich jedoch mit seinem Kind hinsetzt und die Bilder genau anschaut, wird man viele besondere Details entdecken und auch mit seinem Kind viel Lachen können, denn der Text oder auch die Bilder sind oftmals sehr humorvoll gestaltet.
Mein Sohn macht beim "Vorlesen" richtig aktiv mit.

Uns gefällt auch besonders, dass das Buchformat relativ groß gewählt wurde, denn so fällt es den Kindern viel leichter sich in den Bildern zurecht zu finden und Details zu erkennen. Mein Sohn hält sich bei kleinformatigen Büchern z.B. nicht besonders gerne mit Details auf. Dies ist hier anders.

Die Illustrationen sind richtig schön bunt und laden zum Anschauen und Erkunden ein. Da sich die Szenen immer komplett unterscheiden, kann man auch als Elternteil immer unterschiedliche Themen ansprechen und mit dem Kind auch selbst Geschichten dazu erfinden. Hier hat der Autor auch Platz für eigene Ideen gelassen und lässt die Kinder auch selbst mal grübeln.
Ein paar andere Tiere kommen in den Bildern öfter vor, so dass man mit seinem Kind auch gut Wörter "trainieren" kann.

Nach dem Bilderbuch kommen noch einige Seiten Malbuch. Die Bilder hier entstammen auch dem vorherigen Bilderbuch, so dass mein Sohn die Szenen auch erneut erleben kann. Jedes Kind lernt anders und viele Kinder lernen über das eigene kreativ werden. Dieser Aspekt gefällt mir besonders gut, denn das aktive Miteinbeziehen funktioniert zum Lernen einfach am besten. Mein Sohn blättert manchmal direkt zurück und lässt sich von den Farben inspizieren. Er kopiert dann direkt die Farben und bei einigen Bildern hat er auch nach seiner Phantasie die Farben ausgewählt. Das bleibt ja letztendlich den Kindern überlassen.

Das Buch ist derzeit auch oft in meiner Handtasche zu finden, da es sehr praktisch für Unterwegs ist. Mein Sohn hat oft Lust etwas zu lesen, möchte dann jedoch ab und an auch zeichnen. Hiermit hat man die perfekte Mischung. Derzeit ist mein Kleiner dabei die letzten drei weißen Seiten farbig zu füllen. Besonders die Zirkusszene im Buch hat es ihm angetan.

[Jamie Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Birthday Fun for the Little Elephant

This author has several “Where is My Little _____” books featuring different animals like crocodiles, elephants, and dogs. The illustrator has done a fantastic job in all that I've seen so far, making absolutely adorable animals. Daisy, the ‘lady’ elephant featured in this book, is so cute! (Especially when depicted doing things she probably shouldn’t.) Like the other books in the series, the author first looks at places Daisy is not before revealing where she is. Today is Daisy's birthday, so she is not at normal elephant haunts like the circus or the zoo. The end of the book shows her to be in a rather unlikely place, enjoying her birthday with her friends. The book has a few coloring pages in the back, choosing some of the most darling pictures from within the story for the young reader to color. If you have a child who is learning Chinese or is growing up in a bilingual Chinese-English-speaking family, she or he may find this book endearing and delightful.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com

[Tony Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daisy (little elephant) is not at the china shop. Or is she at the circus.
Today is her birthday.
There she is.
Aboard a ship with her friends: lion, & Rhino.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written children’s elephant book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great children’s elephant movie, an animated cartoon or better yet a mini TV series. A very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free author; planet!oh concepts publications; 1 edition; BookRaider; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

[Cynthia Gutzwiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

🎶 Oh Where Oh Where Has My Daisy Gone, Oh, Where Oh where Can She Be 🎶

This is a nice story for an early reader. The words are bold and spaced to make them easy to read and see. The words are not big, just perfect for that beginning reader. The pictures are colorful and the bright colors keep your little reader wanting to turn each and every page.
**Fun stuff!!! Daisy has been lost. Oh, no! She is not at the circus or at ----???. You will have to read to fill in this blank. What fun you will have discovering where she will turn up. Yeah!!
I found this book on a website for free for an honest review.

[Magali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed
My rate is rather average because of the illustrations which didn't do it for me and with the thread of the story that seems to go in all the directions. In general, the small children like the repetitive structures that they can repeat alone after. The good thing is that because it goes in all directions (or places), the language can be developed for the objects in the illustrations, or the characters.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Where is My Little Elephant
Colorful children's story where Daisy is her missing elephant.
Find and seek book. The pictures show every place they have looked for her.
Silly book of finding Daisy in each of the places listed.
Free ebook offer, coloring pages are also included.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very simple text as a child reader looks through different scenes to find Daisy the elephant. There's not really much story, but the bright illustrations include lots of animals and other items that can be used to build a child's vocabulary; they are just rarely included in the text.

[Keiffer Farr · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Where Is My Little Elephant" by Ingo Blum is a quick children's read. The story tells a quick tale of Daisy, the Elephant and the search of where she can be.

A great book for bed or for young children who do not have a large attention span. The story is in both English & French, making it fun to learn a new language while reading.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly cute story with illustrations small children will love.

I was gifted an ARC in return of an honest review.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story about an adventurous elephant. Colorful illustrations and easy to read words. The edition I received also included the text translated into Italian.

[Kylie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute illustrations, poor story.

[Jamie Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to Help Kids Learn French

This is a cute bilingual English- French picture book where the reader is trying to find where the little elephant is. We see several places where the elephant is not (like ice skating or at the zoo), but at the end of the book, she is indeed found, hanging out with her two animal friends on a ship. This book is perfect if your child is learning French as a second language. The sentence structures are simple but do show some nuances inherent to French that are different from English. The book could also be very easily interactive; an adult reader could ask the child if she or he can spot the elephant in each scene. The illustrations are simple but engaging. The book also includes three coloring pages at the end. Recommended if a child is learning French or is being raised bilingual to speak both English and French.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com