The Shadow Elephant

di Nadine Robert (Autore)

Valerio Vidali (Illustratore)

Enchanted Lion Books, 2020

A gentle story about sadness showing that sometimes all you need to feel better is the openness of someone who accepts you as you are. A Financial Times Best Children’s Book of 2021 This is a subtle story about an elephant who is feeling sorrowful, and nothing seems to interest him or lift his spirits. Illustrated with a striking contrast between shadow and light, the moody blue elephant appears to live in a different world from his colorful savanna friends. Empathy is a tricky emotion for children and adults alike to grasp, but The Shadow Elephant manages to walk the line between sadness, understanding, and emotional connection. Here we witness, in a story that unfolds at a natural, gentle pace, that it’s okay to be sad and to show it, and that this sorrow is not necessarily a problem to be fixed, but is a feeling to acknowledge without judgement. This simple act of acceptance and validating another creature's feelings is subtle, yet, it is an essential step to true empathy.

• Autore: Nadine Robert
• Illustratore: Valerio Vidali
• Editore: Enchanted Lion Books
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 48 p.
• Dimensioni: 243 x 294 mm
• EAN: 9781592703128

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