Emma Kate by Patricia Polacco
There is plenty to love about this book. Firstly, the art is pencil drawings. Each object is carefully rendered, adding detail and contouring while maintaining the loose, sketchy style. Each page has a detail or two in color, adding nuance and an almost magical quality to the relationship between girl and elephant. Secondly, it's a book with a great twist at the end, one that never fails to delight both kids and adults when I read this at storytime. Smaller kids need a little bit of coaching to discover the surprise but this does not take away from their enjoyment of it.
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