Many young boys and girls come to believe creativity is only for artists. Mike Wu is an animator at Pixar, and this is his first book. Ellie the elephant, along with all the other animals at the zoo, is shocked to learn that it is soon going to close. "There must be something we can do," Ellie whispers to her friends. "The zoo is our home."
The animals decide that they might be able to save the place by fixing it up. Everyone finds a task to do, except for Ellie who feels she has no talent whatsoever. Then, she discovers painting and soon is hard at work holding the paint brush in her trunk. Ellie realizes that she has a special gift for painting portraits of people. Word spreads about the painting elephant, and she is soon known around the world.
Wu shows us how Ellie's creativity helps her bring her fondest dream alive and encourages others to get involved. This gladsome children's picture book is suggested for children from ages 3 to 5 years.
