The Elephant and the Sea: A first-time feelings picture book
May 2024 · Random House
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From the award-winning author-illustrator Ed Vere comes a lyrical tale that reminds us all to chase our dreams.
Meet Gabriel. A young elephant who lives in a village by the sea.
He has one dream and it’s to join the lifeboat crew. He wants to help people in the water, bravely sailing out to sea! But elephants don’t fit in lifeboats. He’s too big to help the sailors. But one STORMY, WINDY day, the lifeboat crew run into trouble and Gabriel might be the only one who can help. Can Gabriel save the day?
One growing elephant. One smallish lifeboat. One BIG dream . . .
"A charming winner about purpose, bravery, and making one’s dreams come true." - Kirkus Reviews
Meet Gabriel. A young elephant who lives in a village by the sea.
He has one dream and it’s to join the lifeboat crew. He wants to help people in the water, bravely sailing out to sea! But elephants don’t fit in lifeboats. He’s too big to help the sailors. But one STORMY, WINDY day, the lifeboat crew run into trouble and Gabriel might be the only one who can help. Can Gabriel save the day?
One growing elephant. One smallish lifeboat. One BIG dream . . .
"A charming winner about purpose, bravery, and making one’s dreams come true." - Kirkus Reviews
About the author
Ed Vere is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer and illustrator of picture books, including How To Be a Lion - winner of Oscar's Book Prize - and Max the Brave which was named one of The Sunday Times's '100 Modern Children's Classics'.
He studied fine art at Camberwell College of Art and has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1999. Ed has worked with CLPE to co-create the Power of Pictures scheme which encourages visual literacy in primary school education and has received major funding from the Arts Council. He is also a painter, working from his studio in east London.
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