Maya and her family have a problem. They try ignoring it, dancing around it, even sweeping it under the rug. Yet the elephant in the room remains. And Maya is at her wit’s end figuring out how to hide it from everyone.
Then a new friend moves in next door, and Maya begins wondering if there might be a better way to deal with the whole situation?
CAN WE PLEASE, TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM?
My Big Embarrassing Elephant is a clever and funny picture book about how one girl goes about hiding a very literal elephant in the room, only to discover she may not need to disguise it at all.
Keywords: picture book, fiction, humor, SEL, friendship, family, secrets, mental health, embarrassment
ISBN: 9781958325025
Publication date: September 19th 2023
Hardback with Jacket: $18.99 US
Length: 32 pages
Size: 11×9 inches
Ages: 4-9 Grade: K-Gr3
AUTHOR: Angie Lucas
ILLUSTRATOR: Pierre Collet-Derby
Angie Lucas’s clever story about friendship in the face of overwhelming problems is given hilarious life by Sesame Street character designer Pierre Collet-Derby. A fun read-aloud for story time, bedtime, and anytime.
This empathetic and kid-friendly story is perfect for teaching lessons about how to deal with embarrassment.
Readers who like other compassionate books about social emotional learning, like The Rabbit Listened, by Cori Doerrfeld, The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig or Who Wet My Pants by Bob Shea will love My Big Embarrassing Elephant.
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Angie Lucas used to edit magazines, compose ad copy, and ghostwrite articles for tech CEOs. Now she writes little stories about big childhood challenges. Through picture books about grief and loss, embarrassing family secrets, and getting lost in a grocery store, she hopes to spark essential conversations between kids and their caregivers. A lifelong language lover and unapologetic word nerd, Angie also loves yoga, freshly sharpened pencils, fresh mountain air, and volunteering in her faith community. The mother of one child through marriage, one through adoption, and one through birth, Angie lives with her precious patchwork family near Salt Lake City, Utah. Find her at angielucas.com
Pierre Collet-Derby is an author, illustrator, animator and character designer. When he’s not working with the beloved characters of Sesame Street or making books for children, he loves playing jazz on his clarinet. He is the author of Barnaby Never Forgets, which received the 2019 Blue Spruce Award and he illustrated numerous other books. Pierre lives in Canada. You can find him at pierrecolletderby.com.
