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Boy and the Elephant, The
Freya Blackwood
Illustrator: Freya Blackwood
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Random House Studio/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-70766-1
Keywords: 5--Animals, friendship, imagination
A lonely boy protects the imaginary elephant behind his house when the trees that form the elephant's body are marked for removal. Wordless. Pencil and oil painting illustrations.