Library / Rejection Sensitivity
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Strictly No Elephants
They said no elephants allowed. So he started a club where everyone's welcome. 🐘
Who it's for
Being shut out of a group can make a child decide that something about them (or the thing they love) is wrong.
Left out / Hurt→Accepted, hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
A boy and his tiny pet elephant are turned away from the neighbourhood Pet Club, whose sign reads "Strictly No Elephants." He meets a girl whose pet skunk has also been left out, and together they start their own club. Other children with unusual pets join, and the new club's sign says everyone is welcome.
Where to find it
In print (Paula Wiseman Books / Simon & Schuster), ebook; widely held in libraries.
Before you start
Heads up: A child is excluded from a club.
Age: Picture book (about ages 3–7)
We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 75
