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Author: Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell

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Sadie is on her way to deliver an elephant to her Great-Aunt Josephine, who lives completely alone and can really use the company.

She tries everything from mailing the elephant to boarding...

Page Count
40
On Sale
05/12/2015
Age Range
4-7

Book Details

Sadie is on her way to deliver an elephant to her Great-Aunt Josephine, who lives completely alone and can really use the company.

She tries everything from mailing the elephant to boarding a plane, a train, and an alligator to get to her aunt's home. Along the way she meets an array of interesting characters, including an odd postal worker and a gang of bandit monkeys, who all help her get where she is going.

This eccentric and hilarious story from Philip C. Stead, the author of the Caldecott-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee and illustrator Matthew Cordell will surprise and entertain from beginning to end.

This title has Common Core connections.

Imprint Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

ISBN

9781626724235

Reading Guide

In The News

“Colorful, expressive, detailed, and quirky.” —Booklist

“. . . a read-aloud winner sure to deliver laughs to young readers.” —School Library Journal

“*Animal lovers and stamp collectors, especially but not exclusively, will be enthralled.” —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

“It isn't easy to sustain and control a story that unfolds with the speed and unpredictability that this one does, but Stead and Cordell-like Sadie herself-deliver the goods.” —Publishers Weekly

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