Category Archives: Elephants

Elephant celebrates the New Year!

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Elephant  wishes for the New Year…

Elephant Alphabet for Peace. Love. Books.

Elephant Alphabet for Peace. Love. Books.

…and from Gracie…and all of my studio companions…Best Wishes for 2015

Gracie and Elephant New Year 2015

Following Elephant & Gracie…into the social media world…oh my!

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Following Elephant and Gracie…on instagram

Following Elephant and Gracie…on instagram

Elephant and Gracie have been busy….They’re having fun on instagram and Facebook…you can follow them to see what they’re up to…enjoy!…tcp

Here’s a link:

http://instagram.com/tcpscribbles

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elephants-Story-by-Tracey-Campbell-Pearson/509037329153223

https://www.facebook.com/traceycampbellpearson

and a link to Tracey’s blog:

http://tcpearson.wordpress.com

Elephant meets Robert Frost…looking for spring in Vermont…

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Elephant and Gracie looking for Maple Syrup

Elephant and Gracie looking for Maple Syrup

Celebrating Poetry Month with Elephant and Robert Frost…

Robert Frost’s Snowy Woods…with help from Elephant and Gracie…

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
…and fill

…and fill

…and fill

…and fill

My little horse must think it queer
That Spring will never visit here
Between the woods and frozen lake
The longest winter I do fear.

We give our heavy coats a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of gusty wind and heavy flake.

The woods are snowy, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
Please… a sign of Spring before I sleep,
Please… a sign of Spring before I sleep.

–Elephant, Gracie with help from Robert Frost and  Tracey Campbell Pearson

The original (below) from Robert Frost works well December through February!

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost

Elephant visits the Institute of Contemporary Art…Boston

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Elephant and Gracie have been busy at bookstores.

They took a break in Boston to visit the Institute of Contemporary Art.

What did they see?

Elephant paintings by Amy Sillman!

Sooooo very cool….tcp

Elephant’s Big Day..one week away…

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Elephant thinking...

Elephant thinking…

Elephant’s Big day…October 22nd…is just one week away.
Gracie told him “It’s time to get on the ball”

…so he did.

Elephant on vacation in Maine…

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Elephant contemplating The Moon

Elephant contemplating The Moon over Maine…

Elephant and Gracie had a lovely summer vacation on Little Deer Isle in Maine.
Elephant’s having a quiet moment enjoying the moon before his big day on October 22nd…when he and Gracie are out in bookstores.

Even though he’s just hanging out being Elephant…SLJ found him…
Here’s his review…good job Elephant!…

PEARSON, Tracey Campbell. Elephant’s Story. illus. by author. 40p. Farrar/Margaret Ferguson. Oct. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-374-39913-9.

PreS-Gr 1–Elephant is worried. It shows in his eyes. He has accidentally sucked up all the words in Gracie’s favorite book. When he presents the blank-paged book to his friends, they don’t know what to do. Instead of making words, Seal spins the letters around his nose, Monkey throws them around, and Alligator eats them. There are some tense moments when Gracie sees Elephant sitting on her lost book, so she pulls on his trunk and tickles it, and a big sneeze produces all the missing words. Pearson’s humorous illustrations are drawn with a loose flowing line. An overlay of light watercolors brings to life Elephant’s expressive face. Endpapers show him making the letters of the alphabet with his body. A lighthearted picture book for storytimes about friendship, cooperation, or books.–Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada

Elephant on vacation in Maine.

Elephant and Gracie on vacation in Maine.

Lots to do…Lots to do…Lots to do…

But first…Elephant needs to just sit…enjoy the ocean smells…sniff…sniff…tcp

PS…Elephant and Gracie just learned about Rosie and Opal!!!!….two retired circus elephants living in Hope, Maine! We are so sorry we missed them!!! Elephant had no idea he had relatives living in Maine! We can’t wait to go back to Maine and visit them….If you can’t get to Hope…here are some links:

http://hopeelephants.org

Hope Elephants in Maine…Rosie and Opal

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/05/26/news/midcoast/elephants-in-maine-find-a-home-in-hope/

World Elephant Day…with Gracie & Elephant

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Elephant & Gracie on World Elephant Day, August 12, 2013

Elephant & Gracie on World Elephant Day, August 12, 2013

Today, August 12th is World Elephant Day!
A day for Elephants Everywhere!
READ. LEARN. TALK ELEPHANT.

Today, Gracie is reading Babar to Elephant.
October 22, 2013 Gracie can read Elephant his very own book…
ELEPHANT’S STORY!

Here are some Elephant links.

From Nature on PBS…The Tale of the Trunk…http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/trunk.html

If you haven’t seen the film about Echo: An Elephant to Remember here is the link.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/echo-an-elephant-to-remember/video-full-episode/5920/

Here is a link to the website for World Elephant Day.

http://worldelephantday.org/how-to-help-elephants

Elephant and Gracie in Chicago for ALA…

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Elephant and Gracie had fun visiting Chicago for ALA….sightseeing in Millennium Park…a concert…a dip in the lake….then home again, home again…jiggety-jig!