About This Book
Kevin Henkes, a New York Times-bestselling and Caldecott Medalist author, presents a delightful board book featuring five cheerful elephants on a journey from dawn to dusk. Through rhythmic, repetitive text and bright pastel illustrations, young readers are gently introduced to foundational concepts such as numbers, shapes, adjectives, adverbs, and the cycle of day and night. It is designed for the youngest readers, making it an excellent choice for shared story time, vocabulary building, and a soothing bedtime read. The simple, engaging narrative and clear illustrations make complex ideas accessible and fun.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce such basic concepts as adjectives, adverbs, daytime, and nighttime as they follow five elephants marching from dawn to dusk.
Discussion Prompts
1
Can you count the elephants on each page?
2
What words describe the elephants? Are they big or small? Fast or slow?
3
What do the elephants do when they go 'up and down' or 'over and under'?
4
What happens during the day? What happens at night?
5
Where do you think the elephants are going?
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