Title: 17 Kings and 42 Elephants
Author: Margaret Mahy
Illustrator: Patricia MacCarthy
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0-8037-0458-5
Summary: A procession through an African jungle.
Butterfly’s notes: Beautiful batik-style illustrations perfectly off-set this luscious poem. It is easy to devleop a rhythm while reading this book, so it’s great for reading aloud. It isn’t so much a story as an exploration of the jungle. Kids can imagine for themselves why the Kings are out in the rainforest with 42 elephants and where they are going.
Categories: ages 4-6, ages 7-10, fantasy, animal stories, poetry, picture books
