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The Elephant in the Room
Someone living in Father Giant's splendid mansion has broken his favourite china elephant, and he is determined to find – and punish – the culprit. Written in verse and with bold Art Deco-influenced graphic artwork, this madcap mystery has a sweetly satisfying conclusion.
Age 3+
Age 3+
- GenresPicture Books
48 pages, Hardcover
Published October 12, 2017
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March 11, 2023
The writing is very good but easily the weakest thing here. The art is just beautiful, big and chunky and a cross between Art Deco and the Toytown psychedelia of Yellow Submarine, endlessly creative and silly and full of joy. An incredible bit of illustration - I just wish the story was the equal of it
March 9, 2020
I love the Dr Suess-ness of this book! The rhymes flow in the same kind of way, and it's got that kind of parental message that most of his books do.
It's a very art nouveau style of illustration... in fact, in its own way it also kind of reminds of meg and mog with the black background and bright colours.
Just a nice, classic kind of picture book which reminded me of the kinds of stories I read to my siblings.
It's a very art nouveau style of illustration... in fact, in its own way it also kind of reminds of meg and mog with the black background and bright colours.
Just a nice, classic kind of picture book which reminded me of the kinds of stories I read to my siblings.
September 25, 2023
Love the art! Mystery of how the elephant broke.
April 6, 2018
Quick summary, quick read:
Sartorial dandy with neon orange suit (he wears pocket clock attached to his vest) and proportionally statement loafers (neon orange curves over dark turquoise).
He’s having a temper tantrum over a broken elephant sculpture.
He’s not a very good detective, talking in rhymes in the deduction process to solve the case.
“Aha, I see, so nasty Storm,
you started all this mess,
with your whirling and your howling
and your rowdy cloudiness.”
Effective/beautiful choice of serif fonts in lilac on dark pages.
The capital ‘Y’ has extra curls on the bottom.
Lower case ‘w’ has nice asymmetry.
Expressive dialogues via font sizes as dramatizing tool
Eg: Sophia Sofa shouting ‘OOOOH’ and ‘EEE’ and ‘OW’
Psychedelic colours and curly interior details, amusing.
Sartorial dandy with neon orange suit (he wears pocket clock attached to his vest) and proportionally statement loafers (neon orange curves over dark turquoise).
He’s having a temper tantrum over a broken elephant sculpture.
He’s not a very good detective, talking in rhymes in the deduction process to solve the case.
“Aha, I see, so nasty Storm,
you started all this mess,
with your whirling and your howling
and your rowdy cloudiness.”
Effective/beautiful choice of serif fonts in lilac on dark pages.
The capital ‘Y’ has extra curls on the bottom.
Lower case ‘w’ has nice asymmetry.
Expressive dialogues via font sizes as dramatizing tool
Eg: Sophia Sofa shouting ‘OOOOH’ and ‘EEE’ and ‘OW’
Psychedelic colours and curly interior details, amusing.
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