Elephants Everywhere!

Elephant Learns to Share: a book about sharing written by Sue Graves

Elephant does not like to share his toys, games, or snacks–but when he gets a new bat and ball he realizes that it is no fun trying to play with them by himself, so he asks his grandmother how he can make amends with his friends.

Wellington’s Big Day Out written and illustrated by Steve Small

Wellington the elephant cannot wait to grow up, but when he receives a jacket that is too big for him on his birthday, Wellington is worried he is too small.

Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein

When Little Red Chicken comes home excited about what she learned in school, she explains to Papa that every story has “an elephant of surprise.”

Free to be Elephant Me written by Giles Andreae

It’s time for the Elephant Games! Every young elephant parades their talent in front of the king to earn their special elephant name. But Num-Num doesn’t have a special skill to display. With a little help from some familiar friends, will this little elephant learn that being yourself is the most important talent of them all?

Elmer and the Lost Treasure written and illustrated by David McKee

Elmer, Wilbur, and three friends find a kind of palace in the jungle. The others think that the famous lost treasure must be inside, so they race around looking for it. Only Elmer the patchwork elephant and his cousin Wilbur have noticed the real treasure.

The Elephants’ Guide to Hide-and-Seek written by Kjersten Hayes

The Elephant Hobby and Sport League provides tips for elephants who love their human friends but are tired and frustrated by their own inability to hide and not be found.

The Goose Egg written and illustrated by Liz Wong

Henrietta the elephant’s serene life is disrupted when a baby goose comes to stay, but after Goose finally leaves, Henrietta no longer enjoys the quiet.

Meet Miss Fancy written by Irene Latham

Ten-year-old African American boy wants to welcome the circus elephant named Miss Fancy to her new home in a nearby park, but he is disappointed to see a sign – No Colored Allowed.

Road trip!: a Whiskers Hollow adventure written and illustrated by Steve Light

When Bear’s old truck needs a new headlight, there’s just one thing to do: organize a road trip to Elephant’s Old Junk Tree to find a new one. And a road trip wouldn’t be complete without friends!

Nonfiction

Star the elephant written and illustrated by Remy Lai

Star the Elephant and his herd are searching for a new home. But when Star is separated from his family, he must journey alone into the great unknown. He’ll come face to face with giant spiders, the vast ocean beyond his island, and strange humans. Can Star find his way back to his family?

Elephants don’t like ants!: and other amazing facts written by Thea Feldman

Readers will love learning about elephants in this book that presents amazing facts in a highly visual way for young readers. A backmatter section discusses threats to elephants and what people are doing to help keep elephants safe.

Bandoola: the great elephant rescue written and illustrated by William Grill

When World War II comes to Myanmar, one special elephant becomes a hero. As people are forced to leave their home in the Burmese jungle, Bandoola, his keeper and war veteran James Howard Williams (Aka Elephant Bill), undertake a journey that will test their courage, and take their trust, understanding and bravery to the very limit. Together, they lead a group of 53 elephants and over 200 refugees to safety, scaling 6000ft mountains as they trek from Myanmar to northern India.

Handprint elephant craft: https://funhandprintartblog.com/kids-collage-art-handprint-elephant-jungle-craft.html

Knit Together!

The Legend of Iron Purl written and illustrated by Tao Nyeu

Armed with a pair of knitting needles and her trusty ball of yarn, mysterious hero Iron Purl must use her knitting superpowers to defeat her nemesis, Bandit Bob, who causes mischief and mayhem wherever he goes.

A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: a story about knitting and love written by Michelle Edwards

Sophia knits a special hat for her elderly neighbor and knitting teacher, Mrs. Goldman.

Leave Me Alone written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol

Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting.

If You Want to Knit Some Mittens written by Laura Purdie Salas

How do you knit a pair of mittens? The first step is to get a sheep of course! In this playful story, a girl follows 18 steps to knit mittens–from bringing home a sheep to carding, spinning, and dyeing the wool to knitting the mittens. But along the way, her mischievous sheep creates chaos and wins her heart. By wintertime, the girl has sunny-yellow mittens, the sheep has a sunny-yellow hat, and together they’re ready for adventure. This tale of patience, creativity, and friendship is knitted from skeins of humor and love.

Baabwaa & Wooliam written by David Author: Elliott, David

Baabwaa and William are friends, and together they decide to have an adventure of their own. After meeting a fierce wolf in sheep’s wool they form an unusual friendship with the wolf, teaching him to read and knit. They also lose a little weight.

Penguin in Love written and illustrated by Salina Yoon

One day, Penguin goes looking for love and finds, instead, a mitten but as he tries to locate the mitten’s owner, he knits his way through a blizzard to an unexpected meeting.

Extra Yarn written by Mac Barnett

With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.

Nonfiction

Finger knitting for kids: super cute & easy things to make written by Eriko Teranishi

Now kids can create their very own knitted accessories! Easy Finger Knitting for Kids shows young crafters (and their parents) how to make cute and easy knitted pieces using only their fingers and a bit of yarn. Clear and simple step-by-step lessons walk them through a series of delightful projects–ranging from simple knitted hair ties and head bands to braided scarves and caps. This book provides easy-to-follow instructions for 15 fun knitting projects for kids.

Weaving Baby Turtles: https://www.pinkstripeysocks.com/2016/05/turtles-using-3-sticks-gods-eye-weaving.html

Yarn hair cutting activity: http://: https://www.toddleratplay.com/2019/05/10/yarn-hair-cutting-activity/

Cardboard roll snake knitting: http://: https://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2015/11/cardboard-roll-snake-knitting.html

Simple Rainbow Weaving for Kids: https://dayswithgrey.com/colorful-weaving-for-kids/

Paper Plate Yarn Weaving Activity for Kids: https://happyhooligans.ca/paper-plate-yarn-weaving-activity/

Easy cardboard circle weaving for kids: http://Easy cardboard circle weaving for kids:

Hats for Everyone!

Very Good Hats written by Emma Straub

Some people think hats are fancy things you can buy at a dressy store, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In this book, acorns and raspberries are snug hats for your fingers, and an empty pudding cup is a good hat for a stuffed bear. Pajama pants make dangly hats, books can be dramatic hats, and bubbles make very fine hats as well (if temporary).

Kat Hats written by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

A trained cat who is able to form himself into specialty hats, Thermal Herman 6 7/8ths is world-renowned for his warmth and agility, but when a friend wanders off with a brain freeze and finds themself in peril, Thermal Herman must rush in to save the day.

Rainbow Hat written by Hong Hai

Woosh! Bear’s colorful hat is blown away. From there it goes on a serendipitous adventure through all of Bear’s animal friends back to his head. Will Bear get his hat back? The illustrations, full of emotion, movement, and playfulness, add to this colorful and funny story about hats and animals.

Hats are Not for Cats! Written and illustrated by Jacqueline K Rayner

A patronizing, plaid-hat-wearing dog informs a cat that hats are only for dogs but the cat, joined by others, dons a wide assortment of hats proving, at last, that hats are for everyone.

Old Hat written and illustrated by Emily Gravett

After buying one outrageous hat after another in an attempt to keep up with the latest fashions set by his teasing animal friends, Harbet the dog learns that true happiness comes from being yourself.

Harold Loves his Woolly Hat written and illustrated by Vern Kousky

Harold is a very special bear who always wears a woolly hat, so when a crow steals the hat from him, he tries to win it back.

Finders Keepers written and illustrated by Keiko Kasza

When a squirrel uses his red hat to mark the spot where he buried an acorn, he sets off a chain of events involving other creatures, each of which finds an unusual use for the chapeau.

Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Hat written and illustrated by Eric Comstock

This math mystery takes place at school when a purple, sparkly cone-shaped princess hat goes missing! Margot needs her hat in time for the school play (today!), so Charlie and his dog companion, Watson, are on the case, finding evidence of sparkles and purple paint and keeping on the lookout for geometric clues that might lead to the missing hat.

Nonfiction

The Paper Hat Book: super hats for super kids written by Alyn Carlson

Hats are pure fun and the perfect item to cap off any costume or ensemble. The right headgear ensures complete transformation, especially on the head of an imaginative child. The Paper Hat Book offers creative families 20 fantastic paper hats, all of which can be created quickly and easily from readily accessible papers: shopping bags, newspapers, comics, recycled story books, magazines, packaging scraps, and junk mail!

Printable hat patterns: https://www.firstpalette.com/printable-theme/crown-hat.html

Paper plate party hats: https://www.artbarblog.com/paper-plate-party-hats/

How to make a paper hat: https://onelittleproject.com/how-to-make-a-paper-hat/