Rohan Henry

Ollie the elephant learns from his mother that he is a beautiful gift and goes to his friends and asks them to guess what he is. Although one of his friends is unable to guess that Ollie is a beautiful gift, they are able to be nice to each other in the end and play together.

A very cute and satisfying book, about a mother's terms of endearment, friendship and imaginary play. My five year old read it himself, and he thought it was absolutely marvelous.

Ollie the elephant learns that friendship is the best gift of all.

This sweet story would make the perfect gift for a friend and is fabulous to share one on one. However, due to its small size it would be difficult to use this as a read aloud in a group. The story and illustrations are very simple and it fits the story well. A larger version of the book would make it much more conducive to library storytimes.