This is a lovely tale of friendship and working together between Squirrel and his friend elephant. The art in this book is beautiful, so eye catching and certain to grab the attention of children and adults alike. A really sweet and heartwarming story, recommended to parents and babysitters

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Thanks to Booksgosocial and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book in exchange for an honest review.

My daughter loves squirrels and elephants so when I saw the cover I jumped at the chance to read this. I thought this was a really cute story and I loved the illustrations. Besides the teamwork aspect, I loved how these two best friends are different animals. It isn't two squirrels or two elephants, so this example provides a great teaching opportunity I can use for my daughter. It's important for her to know that friendships come in all shapes and sizes and you don't always have to look the same to be friends. What is important is how we all have positive attributes that set us apart and make us special. When we recognize that in each other, we can accomplish anything! For that alone, I would buy this book and add it to her library. I also thought the bilingual aspect of this book is unique. I think German is a great language to teach, but it would be nice to offer in other languages as well.

Technical note: I had an awful time trying to get this title file to work properly on my kindle. I downloaded it several times and to several of my kindle devices before I was finally able to get it to work. I wish the publisher would have made this available to open in Adobe Digital Editions.

What a sweet story! Our 6 year old enjoyed this book and it was a great conversation starter. He is at the age where things can feel very frustrating and we talk a lot about learning as we go and also sometimes by making mistakes. I loved that these friends supportered each other when things went well and also when they didn’t....a great message in an easy to read format with beautiful illustrations. Thank you to NetGalley and Booksgosocial for gifting me a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.

Oh. My. Word. I loved this book so much! The illustrations are so watercolor-y and whimsical and precious! The sweet story is about an adorable little elephant, and his friend, a squirrel. The message was so cute, and the writing was concise and enjoyable for even a very young little one. If you are looking for a whimsical, adorable read with a sweet message for your little one, definitely grab a copy of this!

This is a nice book about friendship between a Squirrel and an Elephant.. I enjoyed reading this story to my children because we love animals tales. The illustrations are great.
Thank you Netgalley for this adventure.

This book has beautiful full-page illustrations and sends a great message about empowering others to reach their own goals and being there for them if they need help along the way. Such an important message and a great way to send it!

This is a very sweet book with a lovely message of not giving up and next time you try you can always improve yourself. The pictures were also sweet too. My 8 year old girl enjoyed this book however I think my 4 year old boy got so much more from this.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this lovely book in exchange for a honest review.

A cute story about a friendship of unlikely sorts - an elephant and a squirrel. The little squirrel is scared, but his elephant friend is by his side.

It's a compact story about courage, perseverance and encouragement that is easy for kids to follow and understand. The pictures were cute, colorful and fun! Great for story time! I loved it and would love to read it to my littles!

This is a cute idea. It has a cute cover and seems like a good classroom book. I would recommend a teacher picking this up for their students.

Short little story, but sweet. A little elephant and squirrel are friends. One day squirrel spies some nuts in a tall tree, but is too frightened to climb the tree to get them. Elephants, a great friends, encourages squirrel to conquer her fear and offers her support as squirrel climbs up the tree. I think it would make a good story for a little to encourage them to try something they are reluctant to.try! Nice story about friends. illustrations are sweet! I can't wait to see the book!

I read this book to my 8 year old daughter. She liked the story and thought it had a positive ending. I enjoyed it as well, I thought the book had a nice positive message. As a teacher, I'm always trying to teach children to help each other do challenging tasks by encouraging and offering support, but not doing the work for them. I would read this book to a primary class to reinforce this message.

A sweet story about friendship and encouragament with appealing, gentle illustrations. The plot: Squirrel spies nuts high up in a tree but is afraid to climb. Elephant cheers him on, saying “you can do it.” Squirrel’s paws and claws are perfect for climbing trees. Of course, Squirrel eventually reaches the nuts despite fears and Elephant is there to catch him just in case.

Such a cute story with the best illustrations. I shared with my nephew who adored the story. Kids need more stories that encourage believing in themselves. It also has such a good message about friendship and loving those around you.

This beautifully illustrated story focuses on a very important social skill: the right way to offer and give help.
While Elephant and his best friend Squirrel explore woods, they notice some delicious-looking nuts in a tree. Squirrel would like Elephant to help her up, so that she can reach the food. Elephant is in two minds. He can easily do what she asks, but then she would never learn to do it on her own and would be in trouble if there were no one around to help. He encourages her and is ready to catch her best friend in case she falls. Squirrel faces her fear and, step by step, reaches the branch. She is delighted but then she slips up and falls only to land on her friend’s trunk. He was there watching out for her, ready to help. Elephant praises her courage and tells her that next time she will also learn how to climb down on her own. They are looking forward to exploring the world together, comfortable and safe in knowing their friend will be there to support them.
I thought it was really sweet how Elephant encourages, empowers and builds his friend’s self-esteem by allowing Squirrel learn a useful skill that would increase her autonomy.
Thank you to Net Galley and BooksGoSocial for the ARC provided in return for an honest opinion.

A small and sweet story about friendship. The elephant, as a good friend, wants to help the squirrel.
Fortunately enough he is quite conscious and wants to offer his help, empowering and supporting in his own way the squirrel's effort.
At the same time, he explains that the meaning in a friendship is not to do the job of one another, but instead to achieve progress through the effort.
The illustration is quite beautiful. This book could be used by anyone involved with the education of children (parent, educator, child care professional) in order to explain to the child that the job of an adult is not the provision of "ready-to-consume-food", but rather to be supportive while he/she fights against the difficulties of life.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this copy.

This was such a super cute book about confidence and overcoming fears.
This is the right kind of encouragement and support between the characters, without being pushy.
Also the pictures are mega adorable!!!
I received a B&W kindle copy, so I may only assume they are even cuter in colour!

A very interesting story that was able to sustain my attention for the totality of the narrative. An admirable attempt.

Super cute story that’s all about building confidence. My son enjoyed reading this and had no troubles following along.

The illustrations are super cute, and the two characters - Elephant and Squirrel - are charming in this picture book about friendship, overcoming fears, and supporting your friends in their endeavors! Squirrel wants some choice nuts, but is scared of heights and climbing the tree - but Elephant knows he can't just reach up there and get the nuts for Squirrel for then she'll never learn or overcome her fear! Keeping his trunk at the ready to help steady or catch, he guides Squirrel to get the nuts she so desired :-)