El elefante explora un tema como el duelo por un ser querido con una escritura delicada, empática y muy cercana a los lectores más jóvenes... El padre de Olivia sufre una tristeza tan grande que ella imagina que un enorme elefante lo sigue por todas partes. Cada día, Olivia ve el elefante y, cada día, desea que se vaya. Con la ayuda de su abuelo y de su mejor amigo, Arthur, Olivia se propone librarse del elefante para siempre. Pero ¿será capaz Olivia de mover algo tan enorme?
When Olive’s dad drags himself to work in the morning, the elephant goes with him. When he comes home again, so does the elephant. It’s always there, heavy and silent, casting a shadow of sadness over him. Olive knows it has been like this since her mother passed away when she was a year old, and she can’t stand to see her father burdened anymore. With help from her grandfather and her best friend Arthur, she hatches a plan to rid her family of the elephant once and for all. Before long, she’ll learn that while happiness isn’t that simple, small things can move mountains-or elephants.