The first time I read ‘The Elephant’ I must have been in a rush, and I didn’t think much of it.  After rereading the book I appreciate it so much more. I think it is excellent, with delightful images and gentleness which adults will particularly enjoy when reading to children. It is a story of a little girl dealing with her father’s depression after her mother dies. Plenty of messages in the book, some of which come to you in a second reading. There is a nice little twist in the tail which will make you smile.

(Copy copyright: West Australian Author – Grey things can be colourful. )