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How to Catch an Elephant

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Overview: "Three cakes, 2 raisins, 1 telescope, and a pair of tweezers. That's what you need to catch an elephant." This is an amazing story of how a little girl catches an elephant with the items mentioned above!

Mommy Bookworm's Thoughts: This book is full of bright, vibrant illustrations, and is quite fun to read - especially if you act out the elephant's tantrums! Once again, there is a conflict online about what age group it's appropriate for. I believe that younger children (3-5) would enjoy it because of the illustrations & actions, but the actual reading level would be for older children (5-8). It's obviously just a fun book. There's not really a lesson to be learned by it (but that's okay because not all books have to have lessons)!!

Dahlia Bookworm's Thoughts: I liked the book, and it was funny because you needed weird things to catch an elephant. I liked the part where the girl made the elephant smaller & it stayed small. I can read it easily by myself. I would recommend it to kids my age and younger because it's a funny story.

Daisy Bookworm's Thoughts: I like the story because her uncle tells her that elephants go crazy about raisins & they hate cake. I like that the elephant only sucked up the raisins & then went wild because there were no more raisins. I like the pictures. I think it was a good story. It was funny because the elephant shrunk when she looked through the wrong side of the telescope. I would recommend this to kids my age & kids older & younger too.

How do you catch an elephant? Easy...all you need are three cakes, two raisins, one telescope and a pair of tweezers. This is a silly, funny book that will charm your pre-schoolers. The repetitive format makes for easy reading and younger children will be able to "help" you read. The illustrations are simple and colorful. An all around winner. You can't go wrong with this book.

I am a children's librarian at a small public library, and I used this book during my "silly stories" week. The repetitive structure and clear, colorful illustrations make this a good one for sharing with a group.

I love this book! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Stamp! Stamp! Stamp! I mean really?! Elephants love raisins and they hate cake!? Step by step instructions on how to catch an elephant are just down right funny, if not a little dangerous.

How to Catch An Elephant
This book contains instructions on how to catch an elephant. After collecting all your equipment, you must go ask your clever Uncle Jack for advice. He'll tell you that elephants are crazy about raisins but hate cake. And most importantly, don't forget your telescope! This lively and silly book about a little girl's adventure is filled with lots of story twists and sound effects that encourage dramatic reading, making it fun for kids and fathers (or uncles) alike to read together.

Its a great action book to read to toddlers. You can could get them to be fully involved in the plot of the book. My four year old could not stop laughing the first time I read him this book. He thoroughly enjoyed it.

Catching an elephant is easy, if you have the right attitude. This is a great, silly story, with just the right amount of goofiness and the right amount of deadpan to leave kids giggling on the floor. Have some raisins and a telescope handy, because they'll probably want to try it for themselves!

Very enjoyable! A laugh out loud book of a perfect length. Itis great for 3-5 year olds who enjoy silly stories. I have to readthis book at least twice a day to my child. END

This book is such fun to read with children as young as 3 years old. The repetitive nature of the story encourages participation of the young listener. The joy of the story is it's funny and ludicrous. I hope that this writer keeps on keeping on!