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BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015
Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Date Completed: 12/29/15
Tasks: 13/17
*Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
✔Babar - read a book with some kind of royalty
A Darker Shade of Magic | V.E. Schwab | 12/17
✔Ruby - read a book that has a red cover
The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle | Joanne Huist Smith | 12/2
✔Lin Wang - read a book with an older character
They Do It With Mirrors | Agatha Christie | 12/8
✔Nellie the Elephant - read a book where a main character escapes
Anna Dressed in Blood | Kendare Blake | 12/6
✔Horton - read a novella or short story
The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories | Robin McKinley | 12/7
✔Manny - read a book set in the past
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics | Daniel James Brown | 12/1
❒ a heffalump - read a children's book
✔Hanno - read a book with a religious character
Case Histories | Kate Atkinson | 12/6
❒ Dumbo - read a book where time is spent in the air
✔Surus - read a book with a survivor
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman | Jon Krakauer | 12/14
❒ Lotsa Heart - read a book with a pink cover
✔Tantor - read a book featuring best friends
The Rest of Us Just Live Here | Patrick Ness | 12/12
❒ Elmer the Patchwork Elephant - read a book with a colorful cover
✔Queenie - read a book with a talented character
Little Star | John Ajvide Lindqvist | 12/12
✔Tai - read a book that was made into a movie
Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray Bradbury | 12/15
✔Mr. Snuffleupagus - read a book that is educational
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right | Atul Gawande | 12/3
✔Jumbo - read a book that is 400+ pages
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders | Neil Gaiman | 12/8
Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Date Completed: 12/29/15
Tasks: 13/17
*Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
✔Babar - read a book with some kind of royalty
A Darker Shade of Magic | V.E. Schwab | 12/17
✔Ruby - read a book that has a red cover
The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle | Joanne Huist Smith | 12/2
✔Lin Wang - read a book with an older character
They Do It With Mirrors | Agatha Christie | 12/8
✔Nellie the Elephant - read a book where a main character escapes
Anna Dressed in Blood | Kendare Blake | 12/6
✔Horton - read a novella or short story
The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories | Robin McKinley | 12/7
✔Manny - read a book set in the past
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics | Daniel James Brown | 12/1
✔Hanno - read a book with a religious character
Case Histories | Kate Atkinson | 12/6
✔Surus - read a book with a survivor
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman | Jon Krakauer | 12/14
✔Tantor - read a book featuring best friends
The Rest of Us Just Live Here | Patrick Ness | 12/12
✔Queenie - read a book with a talented character
Little Star | John Ajvide Lindqvist | 12/12
✔Tai - read a book that was made into a movie
Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray Bradbury | 12/15
✔Mr. Snuffleupagus - read a book that is educational
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right | Atul Gawande | 12/3
✔Jumbo - read a book that is 400+ pages
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders | Neil Gaiman | 12/8
****FINISHED****Tasks Achieved: 7
✔Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
The Demon King 30 Dec (Princess Raisa)
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
✔Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Charming 14 Dec (Prince is over 700 years old)
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes
✔Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
It's a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol 15 Dec (88 pages)
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
✔Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor
Magic Slays 12 Dec
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends
✔Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover
Ten Thousand Skies Above You 19 Dec
✔ Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character
Six of Crows 10 Dec
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
✔Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
An Ember in the Ashes 26 Dec 448 pgs
BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
* read a book with some kind of royalty
Master of the Moon 12/16/15
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes
* read a novella or short story
* read a book set in the past
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
* read a book featuring best friends
Now & Then 12/27/15 (Hawk and Spenser)
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character
* read a book that was made into a movie
The Color Purple 12/26/15
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
Count me in!Below is a list of elephants scheduled to be raced. Read as many or as few as you wish.
Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
*read a book that has a red cover
* read a book with an older character
* read a book where a main character escapes
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
* read a book set in the past
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
* read a book with a survivor
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
* read a book featuring best friends
* read a book with a colorful cover
*read a book with a talented character
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
December BOOK it to the finish line!7/10 Read
Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes Necropolis ~ 12/19/15 ~ ★★★★
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story Second Act ~ 12/22/15 ~ ★★★★
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past Bloodline ~ 12/27/15 ~ ★★★★★
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor Carry the Ocean ~ 12/20/15 ~ ★★★★★
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends Winter Wonderland ~ 12/6/15 ~ ★★★★
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover Electric Blue & Catnip ~ 12/15/15 ~ ★
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character Double Blind ~ 12/3/15 ~ ★★★★
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
Mod
Duration : Dec. 1 - 31, 2015
books read : 13/17
Babar Twin Curse 12/22/15 ***
Ruby Of Paupers and Peers 12/26/15 ***
Lin Wang Whispers and Wishes 12/22/15 *** (Grams)
Nellie the Elephant The Hanged Man 12/24/15 ***
Horton To Sleep No More 12/3/15 ***
Manny The Lady's Ghost 12/9/15 **
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno Clean Sweep 12/30/15 ****
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
Surus Magic Shifts 12/5/15 **** (Kate survives a stroke)
Lotsa Heart Diamond Bay 12/29/15 ***
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Twin Curse 12/23/15 ***
Queenie Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes 12/18/15 ****
Tai Lost Horizon 12/31/15 ***
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Date Completed:
Tasks: 6/17
*Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
❒ Babar - read a book with some kind of royalty
✔ Ruby - read a book that has a red cover - Unseen - 12/7
❒ Lin Wang - read a book with an older character
✔ Nellie the Elephant - read a book where a main character escapes - Time to Run - 12/3
✔ Horton - read a novella or short story - Torn: A Dark BDSM Romance Novel - 12/1
✔ Manny - read a book set in the past - Master of Pleasure - 12/22
❒ a heffalump - read a children's book
❒ Hanno - read a book with a religious character
✔ Dumbo - read a book where time is spent in the air - Claimed - 12/6
❒ Surus - read a book with a survivor
❒ Lotsa Heart - read a book with a pink cover
❒Tantor - read a book featuring best friends
❒ Elmer the Patchwork Elephant - read a book with a colorful cover
❒ Queenie - read a book with a talented character
❒ Tai - read a book that was made into a movie
❒ Mr. Snuffleupagus - read a book that is educational
✔ Jumbo - read a book that is 400+ pages - The Gamble - 12/12
Book It To the Finish Line - December 2015Chitwan Elephant Festival
Begins: 01Dec15 / Ends: 31Dec15
13 completed
Babar * Some kind of royalty in it - Dragonfly in Amber ✔ – 12Dec15 (King Louis)
Ruby * Red cover -
✔ – 30Dec15 Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant - Main character escapes - City of Shadows ✔ – 28Dec15
Horton * A novella or short story - The Christmas Letters ✔ – 21 Dec 15 (126 pg)
Manny * read a book set in the past - 1920s - The Snow Child ✔ – 12 Dec 15
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno * read a book with a religious character - Mr. Ives' Christmas ✔ – 06Dec15 (Ives and his son, Robert)
Dumbo * Time is spent in the air - Beware False Profits ✔ – 27Dec15 - (They fly to/from New York)
Surus * Book with a survivor - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail ✔ – 25 Dec 15
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor * read a book featuring best friends - The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection ✔ – 19Dec15
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant * read a book with a colorful cover -
✔ – 18 Dec 15Queenie *Talented character - JENNY in A Rocky Mountain Christmas ✔ - 31Dec15
Tai * read a book that was made into a movie - Carrie ✔ – 06 Dec 15
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo * 400+ pages - Heavenly Friends: A Saint for Each Day ✔ – 26Dec15 (494 pg)
BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Date Completed: Called it quits on 12-30-2015...that's all I can do this month.
Tasks Completed: 14/17
✒ Babar (a elephant prince)
Uprooted|Naomi Novik 12-25-2015 ★★★✒ Ruby (the painting elephant)
Me Before You|Jojo Moyes 12-5-2015 ★★★★★✒ Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
And the Mountains Echoed|Khaled Hosseini 12-7-2015 ★★★★★✒ Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
Everything I Never Told You|Celeste Ng 12-17-2015 ★ ★ ✒ Horton (he heard a Who)
Miss Kane's Christmas|Caroline Mickelson 12-4-2015 ★★★✒ Manny (from Ice Age)
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 12-9-2015 ★★ ✒ a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
Which Witch?|Eva Ibbotson 12-15-2015 ★ ★ ★ ✒ Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
*
Living So That: Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst of a Messy Life|Wendy Blight 12-2-2015 ★★★★★Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
✒ Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
The First Wife|Erica Spindler 12-22-2015 ★★★★Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
✒ Tantor (from Tarzan)
The Art of Racing in the Rain|Garth Stein 12-12-2015 ★★★★★Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover
✒ Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
The Mermaid Chair|Sue Monk Kidd 12-6-2015 ★★★★✒ Tai (has been in several movies)
The Time Traveler's Wife|Audrey Niffenegger 12-20-2015 ★★★★✒ Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
*
Killing Jesus: A History|Bill O'Reilly 12-1-2015 ★★★✒ Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
The Signature of All Things|Elizabeth Gilbert 12-11-2015 ★★★★★
And just so you know ... my birthday is in December and I have loved (and collected) elephants since I was a baby!
Mod
☃☃☃BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015☃☃☃Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Tasks So Far....6
Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
☃Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character-No One You Know by Michelle Richmond 12/4 ****
☃Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes-The Program by Suzanne Young
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
☃Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor-The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan 12/6 ***
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
☃Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends-Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 12/12 *****
☃Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover-We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh **** 12/14/15
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character-Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner **** 12/23/15
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
Tasks finished 8/17Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Catching Fire
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
All Together Dead
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes
Lord of the Flies
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Wayside School Is Falling Down
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
The Last Kingdom
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
The Hunger Games
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor
A Clockwork Orange
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends
A Simple Plan
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover
The Grownup
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character
Hounded
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
The Haunting of Hill House
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
In1) Babar ----
2) Ruby ----
3) Lin Wang
4) Nellie the Elephant ----
5) Horton ----
6) Manny ----
7) a heffalump ----
8) Dumbo ----
9) Surus ----
10) Tantor ----
11) Elmer the Patchwork Elephant ---- The Thrill of the Haunt ---- E.J. Cooperman
12) Queenie ----
11/12
17/17 Completed✔01. Babar:
* read a book with some kind of royalty
✔02. Ruby:
*read a book that has a red cover
✔03. Lin Wang:
* read a book with an older character
✔04. Nellie the Elephant:
* read a book where a main character escapes
✔05. Horton:
* read a novella or short story
✔06. Manny:
* read a book set in the past
✔07. A Heffalump:
* read a children's book
✔08. Hanno:
* read a book with a religious character
✔09. Dumbo:
* read a book where time is spent in the air
✔10. Surus:
* read a book with a survivor
✔11. Lotsa Heart:
* read a book with a pink cover
✔12. Tantor:
* read a book featuring best friends
✔13. Elmer the Patchwork Elephant:
* read a book with a colorful cover
✔14. Queenie:
*read a book with a talented character
✔15. Tai:
* read a book that was made into a movie
✔16. Mr. Snuffleupagus:
* read a book that is educational
✔17. Jumbo:
* read a book that is 400+ pages
14 Completed1.
2. Ruby - read a book that has a red cover
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11. Lotsa Heart - read a book with a pink cover
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13. Elmer the Patchwork Elephant - read a book with a colorful cover
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☃☃☃BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015☃☃☃Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
5/17
Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character Moon Spinners by Sally Goldenbaum 12/2/15
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character Cat's Eyewitness Rita Mae Brown 12/9/15
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews 12/23/15
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand 12/4/15
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie Skipping Christmas by John Grisham 12/14/15
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
I'm gonna try :)
17/17
Babar: Read: Löftet (Lissa is the Dragomir-princess) 1 Dec-4 Dec
a Heffalump: Read: Jack och Fågelskrämman (recommended for 12-15 year olds) 1 Dec-1 Dec
Jumbo: Read: The Girl Who Played With Fire (632 pages) 1 Dec-20 Dec
Lotsa Heart: Read: Rosa: den farliga färgen (pink cover, and the book is actually called "Pink - the Dangerous Colour") 3 Dec-27 Dec
Nellie: Read: Andens Kraft (Victor Dashkov escapes) 5 Dec-10 Dec
Lin Wang: Read: Twilight (Edwars is really old) 6 Dec-22 Dec
Ruby: Read: Playground (Not completely red, but pretty red) 9 Dec-14 Dec
Mr. Snuffleupagus: Read: Det enda könet: Varför du är förförd av den ekonomiske mannen och hur det förstör ditt liv och världsekonomin (It's a non-fiction book about feminism and economical history) 9 Dec-13 Dec
Tantor: Read: Yttersta offret (Rose and Lissa are best friends) 10 Dec-14 Dec
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant: Read: Pojken som fann en ny färg (Rainbow-colored) 13 Dec-21 Dec
Manny: Read: Brev från Vietnam (Set during the Vietnam-war) 13 Dec-26 Dec
Surus: Read: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter is the boy who lived!) 15 Dec-17 Dec
Hanno: Read: Bloodlines (Sydney is religious) 17 Dec-26 Dec
Tai: Read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Made into a movie) 18 Dec-23 Dec
Dumbo: Read: Stardust (They travel on a flying ship.) 20 Dec-28 Dec
Queenie: Read: Eldjägarna (Malin Fors is a talented detective) 22 Dec-24 Dec
Horton: Read: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Short story, 32 pages) 29 Dec-29 Dec
Babar:
Ruby:
Lin Wang:
Nellie:
Horton:
Manny:
a Heffalump:
Hanno:
Dumbo:
Surus:
Lotsa Heart:
Tantor:
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant:
Queenie:
Tai:
Mr. Snuffleaupagus:
Jumbo:
17/17
Babar: Read: Löftet (Lissa is the Dragomir-princess) 1 Dec-4 Dec
a Heffalump: Read: Jack och Fågelskrämman (recommended for 12-15 year olds) 1 Dec-1 Dec
Jumbo: Read: The Girl Who Played With Fire (632 pages) 1 Dec-20 Dec
Lotsa Heart: Read: Rosa: den farliga färgen (pink cover, and the book is actually called "Pink - the Dangerous Colour") 3 Dec-27 Dec
Nellie: Read: Andens Kraft (Victor Dashkov escapes) 5 Dec-10 Dec
Lin Wang: Read: Twilight (Edwars is really old) 6 Dec-22 Dec
Ruby: Read: Playground (Not completely red, but pretty red) 9 Dec-14 Dec
Mr. Snuffleupagus: Read: Det enda könet: Varför du är förförd av den ekonomiske mannen och hur det förstör ditt liv och världsekonomin (It's a non-fiction book about feminism and economical history) 9 Dec-13 Dec
Tantor: Read: Yttersta offret (Rose and Lissa are best friends) 10 Dec-14 Dec
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant: Read: Pojken som fann en ny färg (Rainbow-colored) 13 Dec-21 Dec
Manny: Read: Brev från Vietnam (Set during the Vietnam-war) 13 Dec-26 Dec
Surus: Read: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter is the boy who lived!) 15 Dec-17 Dec
Hanno: Read: Bloodlines (Sydney is religious) 17 Dec-26 Dec
Tai: Read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Made into a movie) 18 Dec-23 Dec
Dumbo: Read: Stardust (They travel on a flying ship.) 20 Dec-28 Dec
Queenie: Read: Eldjägarna (Malin Fors is a talented detective) 22 Dec-24 Dec
Horton: Read: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Short story, 32 pages) 29 Dec-29 Dec
Babar:
Ruby:
Lin Wang:
Nellie:
Horton:
Manny:
a Heffalump:
Hanno:
Dumbo:
Surus:
Lotsa Heart:
Tantor:
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant:
Queenie:
Tai:
Mr. Snuffleaupagus:
Jumbo:
Book it Challenge - December 2015Chitwan Elephant Festival
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◘ Babar (a elephant prince): Between a Rake and a Hard Place - Mia Marlowe
◘ Ruby (the painting elephant): Enigma - Dee Davis
◘ Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant): Chocolate for Two - Maria Murnane
◘ Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song): Where Danger Hides - Terry Odell
◘ Horton (he heard a Who): All for You - Kete Perry
◘ Manny (from Ice Age): The Stolen Mackenzie Bride - Jennifer Ashley
◘ Dumbo (a Disney movie): Getting Hotter - Elle Kennedy
◘ Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant): Locke - Sloan Harper
◘ Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin): Pirate's Bride - Lynette Vinet
◘ Tantor (from Tarzan): Shadow Spell - Nora Roberts
◘ Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book): As Hot as It Gets - Elle Kennedy
◘ Queenie (the waterskiing elephant): Double Time - Olivia Cunning
◘ Jumbo (a famous circus elephant): Too Hard to Handle - Julie Anne Walker
VampAmber's BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015Duration: 12/1/15-12/31/15
Progress: 5/17
The Duchess War finished 12/16/15
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes
Christmas Healing finished 12/7/15
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past
A Living Nightmare finished 12/6/15
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Fashionably Dead finished 12/26/15
Red Lily finished 12/3/15
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Date Completed:
Tasks: 6/17
*Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
☑ Babar(a elephant prince) - read a book with some kind of royalty
American Gods by Neil Gaiman|12.13.15
☑ Ruby (the painting elephant) - read a book that has a red cover
12.08.15 Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Yuletide Yahoos, Ho-Ho-Humblebraggers, and Other Seasonal Scourges by Jen Mann
☑ Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant) - read a book with an older character
12.30.15Uprooted by Naomi Novik
❒ Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song) - read a book where a main character escapes
❒ Horton (he heard a Who) - read a novella or short story
❒ Manny (from Ice Age) - read a book set in the past
❒ a heffalump (by A. A. Milne) - read a children's book
❒ Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X) - read a book with a religious character
❒ Dumbo (a Disney movie) - read a book where time is spent in the air
☑ Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant) - read a book with a survivor
12.15.15 What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
❒ Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin) - read a book with a pink cover
☑ Tantor (from Tarzan) - read a book featuring best friends
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling|12.17.15
❒ Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book) - read a book with a colorful cover
❒ Queenie (the waterskiing elephant) - read a book with a talented character
☑ Tai (has been in several movies) - read a book that was made into a movie
12.2.15 Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas
❒ Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street) - read a book that is educational
❒ Jumbo (a famous circus elephant) - read a book that is 400+ pages
I have a question, for the "spends time in the air"-elephant, is it ok to read "Stardust"? I don't remember if they actually spend time in the air, I know they travel in the air, but since one of the main characters is a star, literally, maybe it still works?
Lanelle wrote: "The 11th annual Chitwan Elephant Festival is scheduled to be held December 26-30 in the lush tropical plains of Sauraha, Nepal. Around 20 elephants compete in a 150-metre race.
Below is a list o..."
Lanelle wrote: "The 11th annual Chitwan Elephant Festival is scheduled to be held December 26-30 in the lush tropical plains of Sauraha, Nepal. Around 20 elephants compete in a 150-metre race.
Below is a list o..."
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Sara wrote: "I have a question, for the "spends time in the air"-elephant, is it ok to read "Stardust"? I don't remember if they actually spend time in the air, I know they travel in the air, but since one of t..."I've read that book, and I know for a fact it would qualify. They're on an airship at one point (I hope that doesn't spoil anything, and if you've seen the movie I know it doesn't).
That's right! I'd totally forgotten that part. Shocking! How could I ever have forgotten Captain Shakespeare... I think I have to give myself a time-out...
VampAmber wrote: "Sara wrote: "I have a question, for the "spends time in the air"-elephant, is it ok to read "Stardust"? I don't remember if they actually spend time in the air, I know they travel in the air, but s..."
VampAmber wrote: "Sara wrote: "I have a question, for the "spends time in the air"-elephant, is it ok to read "Stardust"? I don't remember if they actually spend time in the air, I know they travel in the air, but s..."
The Challenge FactoryBOOK it to the finish line! December 2015
Duration: 12/1/2015 - 12/31/2015
Progress: 8 out of 17
Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* Read a book where a main character escapes:
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth - ***** - 12/17/2015
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
Manny (from Ice Age)
* Read a book set in the past:
Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare - ***** - 12/10/2015
A Heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* Read a children's book:
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu - **** - 12/16/2015
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* Read a book where time is spent in the air:
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren - **** - 12/15/2015
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* Read a book with a survivor:
Champion by Marie Lu - *** - 12/14/2015
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* Read a book with a colorful cover:
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay - ***** - 12/18/2015 - 307 Pages
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
* Read a book with a talented character:
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris - ***** - 12/21/2015 - 291 Pages
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* Read a book that is 400+ pages:
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness - **** - 12/1/2015 - 561 Pages
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I haven't read the book, but the blurb says, "...the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America." I'm good with that :)
BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Date Completed:
Tasks: 10/17
*Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
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A New Hope Robyn Carr, 12-23-15 (4*) review pg 52, "...our Peyton, her majesty, does not shovel s**t. She's what we call a gentleman farmer." This technically may not fit the task, but I thought it was too funny of a line to pass up. :)
❒ Ruby - read a book that has a red cover
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The First Love Cookie Club Lori Wilde, 12-12-15 (3*) review group of older ladies in town form the cookie club and do a little matchmaking between H/h
✔
The Trouble With Harry Katie MacAlister, 12-7-15 (4*), review MC encounters a villain but fights way out of it
✔
Unchained Hearts Palessa, 12-20-15 (3*), review 138 pgs.
✔
Yellowstone Heart Song Peggy L. Henderson, Yellowstone Romance Bk 1, 12-30-15 (5*), review
❒ a heffalump - read a children's book
✔
Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature, Robin Brande, 12-2-15 (3-1/2*) review MC comes from a religious family and has a falling out with them and with her pastor; she ends up getting kicked out of her church.
✔
Glory in Death #2 In Death series, J.D. Robb (4*) 12-17-15 review Eve and Roarke fly to Mexico.
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The Christmas Secret #5 Christmas Hope series, Donna VanLiere (3*) 12-19-15 review (features a hard-working single mother as well as a secondary character battling cancer)
❒ Lotsa Heart - read a book with a pink cover
❒Tantor - read a book featuring best friends
❒Elmer the Patchwork Elephant - read a book with a colorful cover
✔
One Wish Robyn Carr, 12-3-15 (3-1/2*) review MC is former Olympian figure skater
❒ Tai - read a book that was made into a movie
❒ Mr. Snuffleupagus - read a book that is educational
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Dream a Little Dream Susan Elizabeth Phillips, 12-5-15 (5*) review 400 pgs.
Book it Challenge - December 201514 of 17
Babar (a elephant prince):Red Queen12/26/15
Ruby (the painting elephant): Notorious Nineteen12/5/15
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant): Footsteps in Time12/31/15
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song): One Wish12/24/15
Horton (he heard a Who): Bah, Humbug!12/4/15
Manny (from Ice Age):Time Ship (Book One): A Time Travel Romantic Adventure: The ideal Beach Book for reading on Holiday! 12/28/15
a heffalump:
Hanno:Picture Perfect12/23/15
Dumbo (a Disney movie): Spell Games12/11/15
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant):
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin): Daisy McDare and the Deadly Legal Affair 12/12/15
Tantor (from Tarzan): 13 Secrets12/21/15
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book): Daisy McDare and the Deadly Directorial Affair12/13/15
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant): The Devil in Disguise 12/29/15
Tai:Gone with the Wind12/4/15
Mr. Snuffleupagus:
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant): The Devil Wears Prada
Babar (a elephant prince)* read a book with some kind of royalty
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor
Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley 12/16
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson 12/3
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
17/17DONE
Babar (a elephant prince) royalty Winter 12/17
Ruby (the painting elephant) red cover 12/9
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant) an older character The Guilty 12/27
Nellie the Elephant a main character escapes Agent Bride 12/17
Horton (he heard a Who) short story Christmas in High Heels 12/22
Manny (from Ice Age) set in the past The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 12/20
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne) children's book Box of Shocks 12/24
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X) religious character 12/6 The Leper of Saint Giles
Dumbo (a Disney movie) time is spent in the air Ethan of Athos 12/8
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant) with a survivor Agent Gemini 12/21
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin) pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan) best friends Threads of Evidence 12/13
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book) colorful cover 12/8
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant) talented character Hard Magic 12/11
Tai (has been in several movies) made into a movie The Big Sleep 12/11
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street) educational Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time 12/9
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant) 400+ pages The Aspen Account 12/12
I've finished :)
17/17
Babar: Read: Löftet (Lissa is the Dragomir-princess) 1 Dec-4 Dec
a Heffalump: Read: Jack och Fågelskrämman (recommended for 12-15 year olds) 1 Dec-1 Dec
Jumbo: Read: The Girl Who Played With Fire (632 pages) 1 Dec-20 Dec
Lotsa Heart: Read: Rosa: den farliga färgen (pink cover, and the book is actually called "Pink - the Dangerous Colour") 3 Dec-27 Dec
Nellie: Read: Andens Kraft (Victor Dashkov escapes) 5 Dec-10 Dec
Lin Wang: Read: Twilight (Edwars is really old) 6 Dec-22 Dec
Ruby: Read: Playground (Not completely red, but pretty red) 9 Dec-14 Dec
Mr. Snuffleupagus: Read: Det enda könet: Varför du är förförd av den ekonomiske mannen och hur det förstör ditt liv och världsekonomin (It's a non-fiction book about feminism and economical history) 9 Dec-13 Dec
Tantor: Read: Yttersta offret (Rose and Lissa are best friends) 10 Dec-14 Dec
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant: Read: Pojken som fann en ny färg (Rainbow-colored) 13 Dec-21 Dec
Manny: Read: Brev från Vietnam (Set during the Vietnam-war) 13 Dec-26 Dec
Surus: Read: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter is the boy who lived!) 15 Dec-17 Dec
Hanno: Read: Bloodlines (Sydney is religious) 17 Dec-26 Dec
Tai: Read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Made into a movie) 18 Dec-23 Dec
Dumbo: Read: Stardust (They travel on a flying ship.) 20 Dec-28 Dec
Queenie: Read: Eldjägarna (Malin Fors is a talented detective) 22 Dec-24 Dec
Horton: Read: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Short story, 32 pages) 29 Dec-29 Dec
Babar:
Ruby:
Lin Wang:
Nellie:
Horton:
Manny:
a Heffalump:
Hanno:
Dumbo:
Surus:
Lotsa Heart:
Tantor:
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant:
Queenie:
Tai:
Mr. Snuffleaupagus:
Jumbo:
17/17
Babar: Read: Löftet (Lissa is the Dragomir-princess) 1 Dec-4 Dec
a Heffalump: Read: Jack och Fågelskrämman (recommended for 12-15 year olds) 1 Dec-1 Dec
Jumbo: Read: The Girl Who Played With Fire (632 pages) 1 Dec-20 Dec
Lotsa Heart: Read: Rosa: den farliga färgen (pink cover, and the book is actually called "Pink - the Dangerous Colour") 3 Dec-27 Dec
Nellie: Read: Andens Kraft (Victor Dashkov escapes) 5 Dec-10 Dec
Lin Wang: Read: Twilight (Edwars is really old) 6 Dec-22 Dec
Ruby: Read: Playground (Not completely red, but pretty red) 9 Dec-14 Dec
Mr. Snuffleupagus: Read: Det enda könet: Varför du är förförd av den ekonomiske mannen och hur det förstör ditt liv och världsekonomin (It's a non-fiction book about feminism and economical history) 9 Dec-13 Dec
Tantor: Read: Yttersta offret (Rose and Lissa are best friends) 10 Dec-14 Dec
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant: Read: Pojken som fann en ny färg (Rainbow-colored) 13 Dec-21 Dec
Manny: Read: Brev från Vietnam (Set during the Vietnam-war) 13 Dec-26 Dec
Surus: Read: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter is the boy who lived!) 15 Dec-17 Dec
Hanno: Read: Bloodlines (Sydney is religious) 17 Dec-26 Dec
Tai: Read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Made into a movie) 18 Dec-23 Dec
Dumbo: Read: Stardust (They travel on a flying ship.) 20 Dec-28 Dec
Queenie: Read: Eldjägarna (Malin Fors is a talented detective) 22 Dec-24 Dec
Horton: Read: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Short story, 32 pages) 29 Dec-29 Dec
Babar:
Ruby:
Lin Wang:
Nellie:
Horton:
Manny:
a Heffalump:
Hanno:
Dumbo:
Surus:
Lotsa Heart:
Tantor:
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant:
Queenie:
Tai:
Mr. Snuffleaupagus:
Jumbo:
I love elephants!! Thanks for hosting such a unique challenge!!Book it Challenge - December 2015
Chitwan Elephant Festival
13 of 13
✔Babar (a elephant prince): Between a Rake and a Hard Place - Mia Marlowe - 12.23 ★★★★
✔Ruby (the painting elephant): Enigma - Dee Davis - 12.03 ★★★★
✔Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant): Chocolate for Two - Maria Murnane - 12.11 ★★★
✔Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song): Where Danger Hides - Terry Odell - 12.13 ★★★
✔Horton (he heard a Who): All for You - Kete Perry - 12.21 ★★★
✔Manny (from Ice Age): The Stolen Mackenzie Bride - Jennifer Ashley - 12.09 ★★★★
✔Dumbo (a Disney movie): Getting Hotter - Elle Kennedy - 12.26 ★★★★
✔Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant): Locke - Sloan Harper - 12.28 ★★★★
✔Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin): Indecision - Elisabeth Grace - 12.19 ★★★
✔Tantor (from Tarzan): Shadow Spell - Nora Roberts - 12.15 ★★★★
✔Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book): As Hot as It Gets - Elle Kennedy - 12.28 ★★★★
✔Queenie (the waterskiing elephant): Double Time - Olivia Cunning - 12.06 ★★★★
✔Jumbo (a famous circus elephant): Too Hard to Handle - Julie Anne Walker - 12.31 ★★★★★
UPDATE Message # 9 - Challenge Completed - 30Dec15Book It To the Finish Line - December 2015
Chitwan Elephant Festival
Begins: 01Dec15 / Ends: 31Dec15
13 completed
Babar * Some kind of royalty in it - Dragonfly in Amber ✔ – 12Dec15 (King Louis)
Ruby * Red cover -
✔ – 30Dec15 Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant - Main character escapes - City of Shadows ✔ – 28Dec15
Horton * A novella or short story - The Christmas Letters ✔ – 21 Dec 15 (126 pg)
Manny * read a book set in the past - 1920s - The Snow Child ✔ – 12 Dec 15
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno * read a book with a religious character - Mr. Ives' Christmas ✔ – 06Dec15 (Ives and his son, Robert)
Dumbo * Time is spent in the air - Beware False Profits ✔ – 27Dec15 - (They fly to/from New York)
Surus * Book with a survivor - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail ✔ – 25 Dec 15
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor * read a book featuring best friends - The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection ✔ – 19Dec15
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant * read a book with a colorful cover -
✔ – 18 Dec 15Queenie *Talented character - JENNY in A Rocky Mountain Christmas ✔ - 31Dec15
Tai * read a book that was made into a movie - Carrie ✔ – 06 Dec 15
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo * 400+ pages - Heavenly Friends: A Saint for Each Day ✔ – 26Dec15 (494 pg)
Referencing original post #30.BOOK it to the finish line! December 2015
Duration: Dec. 1-31, 2015
Date Completed:
Tasks: 10/17
*Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
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A New Hope Robyn Carr, 12-23-15 (4*) review pg 52, "...our Peyton, her majesty, does not shovel s**t. She's what we call a gentleman farmer." This technically may not fit the task, but I thought it was too funny of a line to pass up. :)
❒ Ruby - read a book that has a red cover
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The First Love Cookie Club Lori Wilde, 12-12-15 (3*) review group of older ladies in town form the cookie club and do a little matchmaking between H/h
✔
The Trouble With Harry Katie MacAlister, 12-7-15 (4*), review MC encounters a villain but fights way out of it
✔
Unchained Hearts Palessa, 12-20-15 (3*), review 138 pgs.
✔
Yellowstone Heart Song Peggy L. Henderson, Yellowstone Romance Bk 1, 12-30-15 (5*), review
❒ a heffalump - read a children's book
✔
Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature, Robin Brande, 12-2-15 (3-1/2*) review MC comes from a religious family and has a falling out with them and with her pastor; she ends up getting kicked out of her church.
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Glory in Death #2 In Death series, J.D. Robb (4*) 12-17-15 review Eve and Roarke fly to Mexico.
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The Christmas Secret #5 Christmas Hope series, Donna VanLiere (3*) 12-19-15 review (features a hard-working single mother as well as a secondary character battling cancer)
❒ Lotsa Heart - read a book with a pink cover
❒Tantor - read a book featuring best friends
❒Elmer the Patchwork Elephant - read a book with a colorful cover
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One Wish Robyn Carr, 12-3-15 (3-1/2*) review MC is former Olympian figure skater
❒ Tai - read a book that was made into a movie
❒ Mr. Snuffleupagus - read a book that is educational
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Dream a Little Dream Susan Elizabeth Phillips, 12-5-15 (5*) review 400 pgs.
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Congratulations to all those who 'read' Babar.
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Below is a list of elephants scheduled to be raced. Read as many or as few as you wish.
Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Horton.
Babar (a elephant prince)
* read a book with some kind of royalty
Ruby (the painting elephant)
*read a book that has a red cover
Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant)
* read a book with an older character
Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song)
* read a book where a main character escapes
Horton (he heard a Who)
* read a novella or short story
Manny (from Ice Age)
* read a book set in the past
a heffalump (by A. A. Milne)
* read a children's book
Hanno (pet of Pope Leo X)
* read a book with a religious character
Dumbo (a Disney movie)
* read a book where time is spent in the air
Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant)
* read a book with a survivor
Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin)
* read a book with a pink cover
Tantor (from Tarzan)
* read a book featuring best friends
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book)
* read a book with a colorful cover
Queenie (the waterskiing elephant)
*read a book with a talented character
Tai (has been in several movies)
* read a book that was made into a movie
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
* read a book that is educational
Jumbo (a famous circus elephant)
* read a book that is 400+ pages
At the end of the month, I will randomly select an elephant to win the race.
Hopefully you will have 'read' that particular pachyderm.