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"A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." The New York Times Book Review"Sweet and affirming." Kirkus Reviews"With a gentle message of inclusion and helping others, this title reaches beyond a mere friendship story."School Library Journal"Heartening."BooklistIn this bestselling and internationally beloved picture book, the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, so he finds a solution-one that involves all kinds of unusual animals.Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephantsare allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend.Strictly No Elephants has been sold around the world and is heralded as a pitch-perfect book about inclusion. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.
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Lisa Mantchev is the author of many picture books, including the internationally acclaimed
Strictly No Elephants and
The Trouble with Giraffes, both illustrated by Taeeun Yoo;
Remarkables, illustrated by David Litchfield; and
Someday, Narwhal, illustrated by Hyewon Yum. Lisa lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Learn more at LisaMantchev.com.
Taeeun Yoo has twice received the prestigious
New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award. She has illustrated many books, including
Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, which has been published in fourteen countries.
The New York Times called it a “sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale.” She is also the illustrator of
Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan, which received five starred reviews and was named a best book of the year by many publications. Her other books include
So Many Days and
Only a Witch Can Fly, both by Alison McGhee, and
Round by Joyce Sidman. Taeeun was also the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Society of Illustrators’ Founders Award. She lives in South Korea with her family.
