When baby elephant Ellie can't get to sleep one night, she turns to a wise monkey for advice. I have just what you need, says the monkey, handing Ellie a book. This will work like magic. And it does! Clutching the book, Ellie soon falls fast asleep and wakes feeling wonderful. Insomnia cured, she knows that the monkey has indeed given her a magic book. But only when Ellie loses her precious book does she discover the true secret of its magic. Guiliano Ferri's beautiful illustrations perfectly complement this story about the power of books.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Purple Bear Books .

Elena Pasquali is the pseudonym of an in-house author. Giuliano Ferri graduated from the Art Institute of Urbino, Italy, where he specialized in animation. He has since worked as a full-time illustrator and his art has been exhibited worldwide, from the Pompidou Center in Paris to the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo. Giuliano lives in his native Pesaro, Italy, where he enjoys the beauty of the surrounding countryside with his wife Francesca, and his dog.