Friday, December 18, 2015

Review: I Love My Pet Elephant by Lauren Micchelli with Giveaway


I LOVE MY PET ELEPHANT
 by Lauren Micchelli
Picture Book
ages 0+ 
28 pages









A colorful tale of friendship and fun between a little girl and her best friend - her pet elephant! I Love My Pet Elephant is a delightful medley of reality and fantasy, with shenanigans and adventures brought to life through vibrant illustration and simple rhyming text.

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MY TIDBITS

This is a book packed with only one thing--fun.

While picture books often try to bring across a message, this one remains in imagination. A little girl has an imaginary friend, and not just any friend. Hers is an elephant. He's big, he's gray, and accompanies her everywhere she goes. No adventure is too small, and the little girl is always left with a smile on her face.

The writing is just right for young listeners, only four rhymed lines per illustration. There's never a boring moment as the little girl and her elephant explore everything they can. Many situations were so cute and funny that my daughter and I both couldn't help but giggling. 

The illustrations are bright. . .as one can probably guess by the lovely, yellow over. They accompany the written story nicely, adding just the right touch when needed. Kids will enjoy flipping through them even when someone isn't immediately at hand to read the words. 

Summed up, I and my daughter really enjoyed this book. It's simple, colorful and has only the purpose of showing how fun this little girl's life is with her elephant friend. I'm sure kids will love this one.

Other Books by Lauren Micchelli:


A Day of What Ifs:
A unique book filled with quirky scenarios and colorful pictures. A twist on the ordinary, this story touches the imagination with an entertaining assortment of "what if" possibilities!
(ages 3-6)






The Snootzytime Adventures of Maddie & Murphy: A Christmas Journey to the North Pole
The first book of the Maddie and Murphy series. Maddie's dreams take her on different nighttime adventures. Accompanied by her dog, Murphy, Maddie finds herself where no child has gone before - the North Pole!  (ages 4-8)




The Snootzytime Adventures of Maddie & Murphy: To the Moon and Back
Maddie gazes out her window at the night sky. As bedtime nears, Mom tells Maddie a secret- that a wish on a star could really come true!  An excited Maddie makes her wish - to go to the moon! What unfolds is so much more! (ages 4-8)



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And here she is. . .
LAUREN MICCHELLI!!!



Lauren Micchelli is a newly published author, having penned her first book in 2014. She has since continued the Snootzytime Adventures of Maddie and Murphy series, and went on to publish A Day Of What Ifs and I Love My Pet Elephant.

Impressively, she was the recipient of New Book Award 2015 for I Love My Pet Elephant.

​Lauren Micchelli grew up in West Caldwell, New Jersey and currently resides in northern New Jersey.

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