Elephant Fiction

Number one best-selling author David Walliams presents his very first picture book for children of 3 and up. What’s big, blue, bossy, and turns up uninvited? A slightly annoying elephant, of course! Introducing a magnificently warm and funny picture book from two remarkable talents.

Didier is an elephant, but he isn't sure if he likes being an elephant all that much, with his big, awkward body and boring life of carrying and lifting things for his human owner, Mr. Rahol. He lives in Mumbai with his mother, who tells fantastic tales about living in the wild before humans captured her and turned her into a domestic animal. Neither she nor the rest of Mr. Rahol's herd of elephants, however understand why Didier would rather be some other kind of animal instead.

Embark on whimsical bedtime adventures with Ellie the Silly Elephant in this delightful collection of fifteen enchanting tales! Join Ellie as she explores the wonders of the jungle, makes new friends, and learns valuable lessons along the way. In "The Silly Elephant's Big Adventure," Ellie's boundless curiosity leads her on an unforgettable journey through the lush jungle, where she encounters colorful creatures and discovers the true meaning of friendship.

Nuwan works at the library, delivering books. One day, he accidentally takes away a very valuable key that's been hidden inside one of the books, and in the process thwarts the plans of some very dangerous thieves. On the run, he hides in a cave, only to discover in the middle of the night that he is sharing it with a big hairy, terrifying bear! After some hair-raising moments, he and the bear reach an understanding and they travel on together, evading the bad guys and hoping the key will unlock the answers to the mystery so that they can stop running and return home...

Das neue Hörbuch mit Einschlafgarantie! Unzählige Eltern und Kinder lieben das allabendliche Zubettgehen mit der Geschichte vom kleinen Kaninchen Konrad, die sie sanft und schnell ins Land der Träume entführt. Für sie gibt es nun ein weiteres Hörbuch: die Erzählung vom kleinen Elefanten. Die vom Autor entwickelte Einschlafmethode basiert auf bewährten Techniken des Autogenen Trainings und der Neurolinguistik, die von Psychologen und Therapeuten weltweit empfohlen wird.

A new baby elephant was born into the elephant community and was named Benny. Benny is the only child of his parents, and everyone rejoiced at the birth of the new elephant to the group. Benny is an elephant that is colored in blue baby body and baby eyes, just like his mother. Benny is so beautiful.

Things I Would Like to Do with You is about love. A love for a new generation. A love that includes room for independence, change, humor...even loneliness. Poetically searching through four seasons, this is a sweet book to curl up next to a fire and listen to.

A fire kills Jessie Parsons’ family and leaves her an orphan at age 13 during the Great Depression. The fire also leaves her both physically and emotionally scarred. Amid her struggles to adjust to life on a farm orphanage, she tries to help an elephant calf that has escaped from the circus. Jessie and the elephant bond as Jessie tries to care for the elephant. The calf is eventually returned to the circus, but Jessie discovers her love for animals and, in particular, elephants. When she is 16 years old, Jessie joins the Conroy & Pepperidge Circus as an animal handler, but quickly becomes...

Rachel thinks she will feel like Queen Esther when she rides an elephant draped in fancy fabric through the streets of Rangoon. Then she notices the old elephant's bruised and cracked feet, and she doesn’t feel so royal. So when Rachel wins the gold Purim crown at the synagogue celebration, she has an idea about how she can help the elephant.

Toomai's father rides Kala Nag the elephant to catch wild elephants in the hills. Toomai comes to help and risks his life throwing a role up to one of the drivers. His father forbids him to enter the elephant enclosure again. One night he follows the elephant hunters, and is picked up by Kala Nag; he rides into the elephants' meeting place in the jungle, where they dance. On his return he is welcomed by both hunters and elephants.

Joy, the little blue elephant, knew from birth that she was different from the rest of the herd. The Blue Elephant is Joy’s courageous story of grief and loss, as seen through the eyes of her wise butterfly friend, Hope. Be a part of their incredible journey as they discover Joy’s unique purpose in life.

In Welcome to Zanzibar Road, Mama Jumbo the elephant walks down Zanzibar Road on a hot day in Africa. She decides this is the perfect place for her new home. There are plenty of new friends to meet, and all her neighbors pitch in to help her build her house. But who will she share it with? Maybe Little Chico will come live with her!

Mai 1506, Michel Ange débarque à Constantinople. A Rome, il a laissé inachevé le tombeau que lui a commandé Jules II, au risque de s'attirer la colère de ce pape particulièrement irascible. Mais comment résister à l'invitation du Sultan Bajazet, qui veut lui confier la conception d'un pont enjambant l'estuaire du Bosphore, la Corne d'Or ? Pont entre deux rives, mais aussi entre deux mondes, deux civilisations.

Colton undertakes a cross-country road trip to his hometown in the vague pursuit to rekindle purpose in life. A cumbersome encounter with his sister’s new neighbor, Kit, leads to entanglement with threats to Kit’s life. An international cartel believes Kit holds documents her ex-husband placed with her.

Neelie Sterling never did listen well to the conversation around her. Always preoccupied with an inner monologue, she sometimes missed things. She was happy when Matt, her veterinarian husband, told her he was getting a collie; she liked dogs. But he had said colleague, to help with his busy practice. The problems start when the pretty blond "collie" calls Neelie to say that she is pregnant with Matt's child.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, más conocido como Mark Twain. Nació el 30 de noviembre de 1835 en Florida, Missouri, Estados Unidos. Sus mejores obras se caracterizan por un franco y a veces irreverente sentido del humor; por un acentuado realismo, y por un profundo odio a la hipocresía y a la opresión.

This audiobook is designed to get your children to sleep at bedtime. Baby Edward has his friends and cousins round for a sleepover, and they all try lots of different ways of getting to sleep. The third of the series, this story includes soothing music.

Four orphans have escaped from the Home for Friendless Children. One is Lucy, who used to talk and sing. No one knows why she doesn't speak anymore; silence is her protection. The orphans find work and new friends at a traveling circus. Lucy loves caring for the elephants, but she must be able to speak to them, and to warn others of danger. If Lucy doesn't find her voice, she'll be left behind when the circus goes on the rails. Meanwhile, people are searching for Lucy, and her puzzling past is about to catch up with her.

Celeste la moglie di Babar aspetta un elefantino, ma non sa che invece saranno tre! E come saranno birichini questi piccoli elefantini!

The White Elephant looms large over the quaint suburban town of Willard Park: a gaudy, newly constructed behemoth of a home, it soars over the neighborhood, dwarfing the houses that surround it. When owner Nick Cox cuts down Allison and Ted Millers’ precious red maple - in an effort to make his unsightly property more appealing to buyers - their once serene town becomes a battleground. While tensions between Ted and Nick escalate, other dysfunctions abound: Allison finds herself compulsively drawn to the man who is threatening to upend her quietly organized life.