The Boy and the Elephant

Author: Freya Blackwood

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Experience the Magic of Unconditional Love with 'The Boy and the Elephant' - The Touching Story of a Boy and His Elephant Friend, Brought to Life with Stunning Illustrations by Award-Winning Author Freya Blackwood!

Discover the Power of Friendship and Compassion with 'The Boy and the Elephant' - The Heartwarming Tale that Celebrates the Bond between a Young Boy and His Majestic Elephant Friend, Told Through the Beautiful Illustrations of Award-Winning Author Freya Blackwood!

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The powerful new picture book from Greenaway Medallist and seven-time CBCA winner, Freya Blackwood

The boy lives in a city, where everything is fast and loud. But amidst the bustle and the noise, the boy has a secret ...

In the overgrown lot next to his apartment building, deep within the green, he has a friend.

But one day progress arrives, bringing with it plans for something new, and the boy must find a way to save his friend before it's too late ...

From award-winning illustrator and storyteller Freya Blackwood comes a magical and tender wordless picture book about the world we live in and our ability to change it.

PRAISE

'full of innocent, powerful childlike optimism and love'
- Books+Publishing

'To offer any more than the publishers' official blurb would destroy the magic and the wonder of this masterpiece from Freya Blackwood who has told the most evocative story entirely in her exquisite illustrations. From the very first page ... there unfolds the most enchanting story of a little lad with a special friend and a critical mission - one that shows that one child can make a difference'
- The Bottom Shelf

About the Author

Freya Blackwood is a multi-award-winning illustrator and writer. Her picture books are beloved for her warm and perceptive drawings. Since publishing her first picture book in 2003, Freya has worked with writers such as Libby Gleeson, Margaret Wild, Jan Ormerod, Nick Bland and Danny Parker.In 2010, Freya won the UK's most prestigious prize for illustrators, the Kate Greenaway Medal, for her book Harry and Hopper. And in 2015 she did what no other creator has ever done, taking out three CBCA Book of the Year awards in a single year. The Unwilling Twin was shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year in the 2021 CBCA Awards.Freya lives in Orange, New South Wales, with her daughter, Ivy.