Elfie: The Elephant Who Dreamed of Being a Ballerina

By Patrick Texier

This illustrated book for young children, written in both French and English, tells the story of Elfie, a young elephant who longs to be a ballerina. Her father agrees to let her take lessons if she can find some friends to join her. Hippy the hippo and Nosy the rhino agree. Tallie the giraffe becomes their teacher. They train very hard. They fi

• Language: English
• Publisher: Patrick Texier
• Release date: Feb 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781943741045

Patrick Texier

Patrick was born in France and speaks English with a very strong French accent. Most people have a hard time believing that he is related to Mark Twain and that part of his family landed in America in 1642. Patrick has been called "Tex" since kindergarten. He spent 37 years in Africa, where he was a photographic safari guide. He has three children and two grandchildren, all of whom are multilingual (they are scattered across three continents). This multiculturalism inspired him to write and illustrate books that would help English- and French-speaking children learn a foreign language and show them the wonders of Africa.  

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