How many stamps does it take to mail an elephant? Find out in this quirky and surprising picture book from acclaimed author Philip C. Stead and illustrator Matthew Cordell. Sadie is on her way to deliver an elephant to her Great-Aunt Josephine, who lives completely alone and can really use the company. She tries everything from mailing the elephant to boarding a plane, a train, and an alligator to get to her aunt's home. Along the way she meets an array of interesting characters, including an odd postal worker and a gang of bandit monkeys, who all help her get where she is going.
This is Book 1 in the Penni and Benni Series. See all Penni and Benni books here.
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Philip C. Stead is the author of the 2011 Caldecott Medal winner, A Sick Day for Amos McGee , as well as Bear Has a Story to Tell , an E. B. White Honor book. Books that he has written and illustrated include Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast ; Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat ; A
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