An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with an old lady who gives him everything he wants, but he eventually returns to the forest where he is crowned king of the elephants.

Details the habitats, physical characteristics, diet, offspring development, and behavior of the African elephant.

"A little girl goes on a long journey to deliver an elephant to her great aunt"--

Oliver the elephant looks elsewhere for employment after learning that the circus already has enough elephants.

"Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important"--

Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.

When an elephant appears one day in the town square, no one, including the elephant itself, knows what it is.

Big Max, the world's greatest detective, helps a king find his missing elephant.

"When an elephant plants himself in the road and refuses to move, the people of Persnickety try all sorts of methods to get him to go--but one thoughtful little girl works up the courage to do what no one else has done: ask him."--