Elephant Picture Book
Meet the elephant, a gentle giant that drinks water and hugs its friends with its long trunk. Watch the warm daily life of an elephant as it fans its big ears and lives together with its family.
What Elephant teaches
- Sharpen your child's eye for observation by noticing the amazing ways an elephant's trunk is used to eat, drink, and hug.
- Learn about caring for one another from the elephant family, where everyone from grandma to the baby lives together.
Words to learn with Elephant
- tree
- leaf
- water
- mud
- grass
- moon
- elephant
- trunk
- ear
- savanna
- tusk
- tail
- forest
Frequently asked questions
What age is the elephant book recommended for?
It's great for children ages 3 to 6. The short sentences are full of playful sounds, so even young children love listening to it.
What can my child learn about elephants?
Your child can learn about the long trunk that grabs things like a hand, the big ears that fan the elephant, mud baths that protect its skin, its amazing ability to hear sounds through its feet, and how the family lives all together.
What words can my child learn?
Your child can naturally pick up words like elephant, trunk, ear, tusk, savanna, mud, and leaf alongside the pictures.
Are there any scary scenes?
No, there are no scary scenes. It's a warm, everyday story of an elephant family eating, playing, and resting against one another.
What activities are good to do after reading the book?
Swing your arm like a trunk and play at walking like an elephant. Rolling up a newspaper into a long trunk and picking things up with it is fun, too.
Can we read it in English too?
Yes, an English version is included. Reading it first in Korean and then again in English helps your child pick up both languages naturally.
Where can we see a real elephant?
You can see an elephant in person at the zoo. Watch together as it picks up food with its trunk and flaps its big ears.
Are there other books like this one?
There are other animal stories in the Land Animal Friends series, like the kangaroo and the hippo. Reading them together opens up an even wider animal world.
Read-aloud tips for Elephant (ages 4–7)
- Act out the elephant's footsteps and calls loudly with gestures, like "Thump, thump!" and "Toooot!"
- Ask, "What can an elephant do with its trunk?" and explore its uses together, such as drinking water and picking leaves.
- Stretch your arm out like a trunk and play at being an elephant, and observe a real elephant's trunk and ears at the zoo.
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