No Se Permiten Elefantes (Strictly No Elephants)

In this successful and internationally acclaimed picture book, a boy's local pet club won't let his pet elephant join, so he finds a solution that involves all sorts of unusual animals.

It's Pet Club Day! There will be cats and dogs and fish, but no elephants allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is up to one boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend.

Strictly No Elephants has sold around the world and is celebrated as a perfect book about inclusion. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet tale captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.

Author: Lisa Mantchev
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 05/04/2021
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.80h x 8.80w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9781534488212
ISBN10: 1534488219
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants

About the Author
Lisa Mantchev is the author of many picture books, including the internationally acclaimed Strictly No Elephants and The Trouble with Giraffes, both illustrated by Taeeun Yoo; Remarkables, illustrated by David Litchfield; and Someday, Narwhal, illustrated by Hyewon Yum. Lisa lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Learn more at LisaMantchev.com.

Taeeun Yoo has twice received the prestigious New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award. She has illustrated many books, including Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, which has been published in fourteen countries. The New York Times called it a "sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." She is also the illustrator of Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan, which received five starred reviews and was named a best book of the year by many publications. Her other books include So Many Days and Only a Witch Can Fly, both by Alison McGhee, and Round by Joyce Sidman. Taeeun was also the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Society of Illustrators' Founders Award. She lives in South Korea with her family.

Alexis Romay is the author of two novels and two books of poetry. His essays and opinion pieces have been published by NBC News, World Literature Today, Museum of Modern Art, El Nuevo Herald, Latino Rebels, Hypermedia Magazine, Replicante, Letras Libres, and other outlets. He has written lyrics for Paquito D'Rivera and translated over forty picture books, as well as novels by Ana Veciana-Suarez, Margarita Engle, Miguel Correa Mujica, Meg Medina, Stuart Gibbs, and Adrianna Cuevas. He lives in New Jersey with his family.