Forget-Me-Not

Forget-Me-Not #1

by Michael Broad

Monty the elephant is given two things to remember: to stay with the herd and that his mama loves him. But when he sees something blue and bright, he forgets and goes off to investigate. Will he find his mama again before the rains come?

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Fiction

20 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[Haaley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute book. Very silly and sweet. I liked the illustrations.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shed a little tear for this one.

[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

See a variety of African animals and learn what they call their family, while an elephant remembers to stay with the herd and that his mama always loves him.

[Wayne Farmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely story about a baby Elephant.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute picture book about an elephant trying to bring a flower back to his mother and he gets lost and encounters different groups of animals in a "are you my mother" fashion

[Maribel Ruiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

The target audience are 3 years of age or older. It takes place in the jungle. The main characters are Forget-Me-Not and Cherry. The other animals he encounters are elephants, hippopotamuses, and the lizards. The illustrations are colorful in the book and vibrant. This book is a great example of showing acceptance. The relationship is between Forget-Me-Not and Cherry. The strengths in the book are not geared toward male or female readers. It is neutral and anyone can identify to a similar experience of being accepted or not by a group. Forget- Me-Not is searching for belonging, acceptance, and wants to have friends. It seems that the animals have a particular reason to not include Forget-Me-Not with them during their gatherings. Then he meets Cherry and they have something in common. At the end both Cherry and Forget-Me-Not see the result of being patient. You can read how these two create a wonderful friendship based on the circumstances they experienced.

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little lesson about being lost, being found, and being loved.
Also learn the proper terms for different groups of animals - a HERD of elephants, a FLOCK of flamingos, a MOB of meerkats, and a COLONY of termites.
My (almost) four year old son loved this. The sweet, little, well-meaning baby elephant gets separated from his herd while trying to get a gift for his mama (a broken bucket that he thinks is a forget-me-not).
My older boys (six and eight) enjoyed the pair of dung beetles that appear somewhere on every page carting around two big balls of poop!

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

PB #8: What a cute story. This is something I can see a parent or a teacher reading a young child, such as a kindergartener. The illustrations and colors used were beautiful and the overall message was just lovely. I liked how the author chose to use "different" animals, and how each had their own name for a group or a community. This story sends a message for children to stick with their parents and not to stray!

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute one for celebrating Spring and families (Mother's Day). I LOVE the vibrancy and the rough, grainy texture of the illustrations.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet little story with beautiful, soft illustrations.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

loved the illustrations

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little elephant finds a forget me not but can't remember what he is not supposed to forget. I love that he meets Meercats. I love them. Ages 3+

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really sweet children's book, not too original, but very adorable.

[Raina · Rating 3 out of 5]

ADORABLE illustrations, but too many words for storytime! This would knock it out of the park if there were 5 words instead of 50 per page. Keep illustrating, Michael!

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's always good to listen to your mother!!!! This elephant finds out the hard way, but it's so cute!

[Cheri]

A cute children's book about an elephant that gets lost.

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very nice story about a lost elephant who forgets....but doesn't forget the most important thing.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful, delightful and gorgeously done!

[Danielle Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little book!