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Elephant on My Roof

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I'm a friend of Erin's, and I just love this book: her style is so fresh, fluid, and bright, and this story seems familiar even though set in an exotic location.

I wanted to let everyone know that the artist is still illustrating books under a new name: Erin Harris De La Cruz. She recently released "Frank is a Chihuahua," which features the same wonderful style you see in "Elephant on my Roof." Make sure you search for the new book on Amazon, and enjoy!

I was so impressed with both the story and the illustrations of this book that I have encouraged libraries and booksellers across the country to stock up. You won't be able to find this book anywhere after it catches on! My students want to hear it over and over. Can you imagine the possibilities for this young artist?

A highly gifted new artist is on the scene. Congratulations to Erin Harris on enriching the medium. We anxiously await her next work!

I love the warmth and joy of these illustrations. The illustrator also brings the distant setting of the story alive with her depictions of winding canals and water ways. If you like classic children's stories about animals like "Make Way for Ducklings" (Robert McCloskey) and "Curious George," you will enjoy this warm, sensitive tale.

Everyone has seminal books from their childhood that remain with them forever. For me, one of those books is "The Story About Ping" by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese. So, when a new book comes along that evokes similar feelings, it can't be ignored. Erin Harris's wonderfully light, open style--a soothing palette washed by watercolor--and her sense of poetic composition make "Elephant On My Roof" an almost instant classic about cooperation, inventiveness, and the beauty of community.