A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes
Published by Greenwillow Books on September 25th 2018
ISBN: 0062668277
Pages: 40
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This gentle, clearly defined picture book is perfect for one on one sharing with the youngest readers.  Five elephants, each a different pastel color, go round and round, march in a line, go in and out, over and under and finish the day by blasting stars from their trunks to populate the night sky.  The layout of large font, repetitive text and simple sentences lends itself well to new readers practicing their reading skills.  Unsure if a return read will be elicited, but generally, as younger readers feel accomplished they move on to the next book, this may not be a problem.    Henkes keeps the same elephants for all the spreads and the placement of text changes per the action on the page. Useful for preschool circle times about elephants, opposites or colors.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Springvale Public Library, Springvale