All the animals in the zoo have been waiting for months for the birth of the new baby elephant, watching the belly of mommy elephant grow bigger and bigger. This tender and exciting story of birth as seen by the other animals in the zoo is presented in an oversized picture book and illustrated with a spectacular technique that makes the animals seem very lifelike.

 

This book is part of a book series called Kai-Mook .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Clavis Publishing .

Guido Van Genechten, who has won several prizes for his children's book illustrations, lives and works in Belgium Thierry Robberecht (1960) has two children and lives in Brussels (Belgium). He has been writing children's books since fifteen years now, often about subjects that children find difficult to talk about, e. g. secrets, death, envy and rage. He likes to create characters who feel like they don't fit in. Loufane's real name is Stephanie Frippiat. She was born in 1976 and grew up in Aarlen (Belgium). For years she fantasized about making a big journey. Now that dream has become true: she now lives in Saint-Nicolas (Canada) with her boyfriend.