Elephants Don't Do Ballet

by Penny McKinlay, Graham Percy (Illustrator)

When Esmeralda the elephant wants to be a ballerina, Mummy's not so sure...after all, elephants don't do ballet! But Esmeralda always gets what she wants, and she joins a ballet class. While the little ballerinas twirl, Esmeralda gets her trunk in a tangle, and when they learn jumps, she only manages a crash landing! But, as Esmeralda triumphantly goes on to prove, elephants can do ballet!

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 3, 1997

Reviews

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a really cute story line with cute pictures and all....BUT the star of the story also struggled with a bad attitude and a temper that was never addressed but only catered to. So while we read the book we also had a conversation at the end about what kind of attitudes are pleasing to God. Let me say, too, that while my 3 year old didn't pick up on that underlying theme, my 5 year old did. So it wasn't really obvious, but enough to make a lesson out of it. Knowing this befor reading this would have been helpful. I hope it helps you.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute book and Katherine drew an amazing picture of an elephant doing ballet for her kindergarten.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book. Loved the solutions provided for each problem Esmeralda encountered. A fun read.