Rachel Campbell-Johnston

I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heart-warming; an elephant book you won’t forget

Beautifully written . . . The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion

A big and important story . . . that smoulders in the mind long after the final page

Lyrical, compelling and totally convincing . . . a great new children’s classic

A heart-wrenching and sometimes terrifying tale . . . Compulsive reading

Exciting, funny and sadly topical . . . My children’s book of the year for 8-11s

Rachel Campbell-Johnston's work is as vivid as it is moving

Pulls no punches, but there's a moving, almost spiritual ending

The story is remarkably free from sentimentality and anthropomorphism, and the  author does not talk down to the children who will form her audience. Like  Rudyard Kipling (to whose folk tale The Elephant’s Child this is surely  a tribute), Campbell-Johnston shows a deep knowledge of African culture, with  lush metaphors and precise descriptions of locations, smells and weather.

This beautifully written story is a new departure which draws on her (Rachel Campbell-Johnston's) original training as a zoologist. The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion.

This powerful story is as huge as the African savannah it describes.

The Child’s Elephant is a captivating and deeply affecting book, exceptional both for the in-the-field research that has gone into writing it, and for the writing itself which is mesmerising.

Rachel Campbell-Johnson lyrically conveys much about life in contemporary  Africa: its beauty, its communities and many of the issues surrounding its  poverty...This is an unforgettable, beautiful and moving novel about the powerful bond  between an elephant and a child.

A compelling story which has its roots in reality, it is a real page-turner

The extraordinary story of the incredible friendship between a boy and an elephant, and their survival against all the odds.

Shows a deep knowledge of African culture, with  lush metaphors and precise descriptions of locations, smells and weather.

Beautifully conveys life in a traditional African village . . .  the sights, smells, tastes and colours . . . Reading this left me wanting to find out more about both the place and the background to this story.

This is an amazing story . . . Definitely for Michael Morpurgo fans and also Gill Lewis and Lauren St John fans. I think almost anyone should read it.

This is a novel that will stay with me forever. I  recommend The Child’s Elephant 100%!

A must-read for both the old and young, it's a triumph in children's literature that you will never forget

Pulls no punches . . . There’s a moving, almost spiritual ending

A compelling story which has its roots in reality, it is a real page-turner as  the reader is anxious to find out what happens to the pair.

'I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heartwarming; an elephant book you won’t forget' - Michael Morpurgo 
 
When a baby elephant is abandoned on the African savannah, a young boy named Bat takes her back to his village and cares for her. But Bat's grandmother explains that Meya cannot stay with them for ever - the call of the wild will always be sounding in her soul. 
 
Then frightening rumours arrive at the village; rumours of kidnapping, suffering and war. Bat and his friend Muka are snatched, and catapulted into a new life of unimaginable terror. Will the bond between Bat and Meya strong enough to save them? 
 
A thrilling, heartbreaking and beautiful novel from an exciting new voice in children's books, Rachel Campbell-Johnston.

Rachel Campbell-Johnston

Praise for The Child's Elephant

I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heart-warming; an elephant book you won’t forget

Beautifully written . . . The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion

A big and important story . . . that smoulders in the mind long after the final page

I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heart-warming; an elephant book you won’t forget

Beautifully written . . . The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion

A big and important story . . . that smoulders in the mind long after the final page

I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heart-warming; an elephant book you won’t forget

Beautifully written . . . The Child's Elephant sings with a formidable talent, imagination and passion

A big and important story . . . that smoulders in the mind long after the final page

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