This book is outstanding! A beautiful story about friendship and family. Any time we have a story where a child befriends another child on the Autism Spectrum it gives me hope. It is a must read for animal lovers. This is a great teacher read aloud. I know I will be recommending this book for some time.

This is a fantastic middle grade book.

A beautiful story of friendship between unlikely characters: Mateo, who stopped talking to everyone; Sila, who shut everyone else out while waiting for her mom to come home; Gio, a widower who won the lottery; and Veda, a circus elephant who is lonely. All of them were a little lost having become unanchored by changes in their life. When the four of them come together, they each begin to heal a little at a time. This is a moving story about love and loss, grief and healing and well it may make you want to buy your own elephant. Highly recommended.

Another great middle grade novel. Such a heart warming tale of loss and reunion. Can’t wait to get to school on Monday and share with my class why I loved this one so much.

Sweet story about missing family, found family, animals.

Stories like this renew my hope for humanity... ❤️