6th April 2017, EK Books, 32 pages, Paperback, Review
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Summary from EK Books
Sometimes Sophie worries — not during the day when she is busy with
family and friends, but at night when everything is calm and quiet. Her
family all try to help, but somehow they just make her worries worse.
Until her mother thinks of a new approach … that might just involve an
elephant or two!
Nayu's thoughts
While this book is aimed at children it's a brilliant read for
adults with worries too. Everyone needs coping methods for worries.
Sophie is fine when she is busy and distracted, but trying to sleep
means no distractions so the thoughts whirl in her head.
Whenever
someone says don't do something, most people then want to do it. It’s
impossible not to think of purple elephants when seeing the title
(not only because there are some on the cover), so Sophie gets purple
elephants doing fun things with personalities. I loved the bright
illustrations which depict Sophie's unease and amusement well. Those
purple elephants made me smile, as did the plot twist on the last
page which reveals how wonderful imagination is. A must read for
everyone!
Suggested read
Another book with an elephant having a smaller role is The Great Cheese Robbery by Tim Warnes (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)
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