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I’m sure I’m overthinking it, but this book is confusing. A dysfunctional relationship and an idiom? Also why is there so much peeing?
I found this to be a mean-spirited picture book. Meant perhaps to humorously introduce the phrase "the elephant in the room", two friends share misunderstandings which become increasingly mean and embarrassing. Yes, there is an elephant in the room, but finding him was no fun at all. I like Lane Smith much better when he is paired with Jon Sciezka.
I love Lane Smith. This is so much fun.
Fun book to read with the kids!
Categories/Genres for this class fulfilled by this book: PictureEstimate of age level of interest: pre-school age to 4th grade Estimate of reading level: Guided reading level PBrief description: There's a big elephant in the room that one friend wants to talk to the other about. Throughout the book, the one friend asks things like, "was it when I ate all of the ice cream?" After confessing all of his guilt, the other buddy says, "no, the elephant in the room!" Pan over to the picture of the elep...
One donkey's desire to talk about "the big elephant in the room" leads his pal to blurt out a plethora of shameful confessions. The ending was, well . . . predictable, though the last line made me laugh bray out loud. And as always, Smith's artwork is divine. Hee-haw!
Thank you Hyperion for my advance copy. Nothing sets me atwitter like the latest and greatest picture book. Lane Smith is pulling another solo act with this picture book and has proved that he doesn't need to have Scieszka to be funny. Two donkeys talk about the elephant in the room, one revealing all of the embarassing things he's done to the other before figuring out that there is in fact a giant elephant in the room. Definitely a funny story fully of donkey angst and per usual illustrations t...
I was slow to read this one because I had seen several less-than-stellar reviews for it. But I love Lane Smith, so when I came across it in the library, I picked it up. It made me chuckle, so I took it to my sister, who is a middle school librarian. She laughed her fanny off.Yes, the donkey is an... well, a donkey. He's a jerk. He's a bad friend, entirely self-centered, and sometimes, a bully. If he was a living, breathing human, I wouldn't like him much. But because he's a character in a book,
Searching for a picture book that can make a middle-aged woman snort-laugh in public? Look no further, your search ends here. Lane Smith is as brilliant as ever.
When someone wants to talk about the Big Elephant in the room, make sure you are talking about the right one. A funny misunderstanding.
Didn't work for me. Not one to share with the kids.
This was painfully unfunny to me.
Our girls' elementary school librarian read this book to them in each of their respective library times with their class. They loved this book and insisted that I borrow it so I could read it, too. We love Lane Smith's books and especially his illustrations, so I wasn't totally surprised that this book is written by him. I loved the combination of the donkeys and the elephant and as we're in the middle of an election year, it makes this book all the more appropriate. I had to explain the iconic
This book is about two donkeys who are hanging out together when one of them says, "Can we talk about the Big Elephant in the room?" The 2nd donkey then offers up about 25 bad things that he did to his friend, assuming that the Big Elephant was something rude he did. We find out that he is really not such a good friend. And in the end, the 1st donkey says, "No, I'm really talking about the literal Big Elephant in the room" (which there actually is one, but he was in the corner watching t.v., so
Did I miss something, or was there a political hint in this book about a blue and grey donkey discussing the "elephant in the room"? Maybe I just wanted a political message from Lane Smith, and missed it. I'm not sure how I'd use this one. I'm pretty sure I read it last year and just stuck it on a back burner. Perhaps future reads will find a use for it.
When I saw a new Lane Smith book had arrived in my store, I jumped for joy. Not literally, because that would scare the customers. Smith's new book, Big Elephant in the Room is good, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the classic The True Story of the Three Little Pigs or The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Tales.The Big Elephant in the Room is the story of two donkey friends. As you can see by the cover, one is portrayed as a geeky donkey, complete with bow tie and glasses. The other is the "cool" fr...
great to use to introduce idioms.
I liked the art work!
I would recommend this book as a read-aloud for older students. I don't think many younger kids will "get" the jokes. I really think it would be appreciated most by the 9-plus age group. And I must admit that I thought it would be somewhat political, but it wasn't at all.
