With a loving mama, a trumpeting herd, curious cousins, and even some dancing peacocks heralding this little ones arrival, it is apparent that the joy and wonder a new baby brings is shared by all! Varsha Bajajs lilting prose and Eliza Wheelers enchanting scenes of a wide-eyed baby elephant and its smitten family celebrate the importance of family and community in every childs life. Set in the lush wilds of India, this is an endearing, beautifully illustrated tribute to little ones getting their first warm welcome to the world.

 

 

This book is aimed at children up to US kindergarten.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

There are 28 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 in 2019 by Nancy Paulsen Books .

Varsha Bajaj (varshabajaj. com) also wrote the picture books The Home Builders and This Is Our Baby, Born Today (a Bank Street Best Book). She grew up in Mumbai, India, and when she came to the United States to obtain her master's degree, her adjustment to the country was aided by her awareness of the culture through books. In addition to her previous pictur books, she wrote the middle-grade novel Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood , which was shortlisted for the Cybils Award and included on the Spirit of Texas Reading Program. She lives in Houston, Texas. Pat Zietlow Miller is the award-winning picture book author of Be Kind , Sophie's Squash , Sharing the Bread , The Quickest Kid in Clarksville , and Wherever You Go (illustrated by Eliza Wheeler), among others. She lives in Wisconsin.