January 18, 2022 —CBC has named School of Art alumna Jane Heinrichs’s children’s book Every Home Needs an Elephant one of CBC’s best Canadian picture books of 2021. From Orca Book Publishers, Every Home Needs an Elephant is an early chapter book for younger readers about the challenges of having a pachyderm for a pet. When nine-year-old Sarah comes home with an elephant one day, it sets off an adventure about friendship, belonging and a love for animals. One hot summer’s day nine-year-old Sarah goes to the grocery store…and comes home with an elephant. And it’s because of the elephant that Sarah meets her new next-door neighbour and makes her first real friend.

Source: CBC News January 18, 2022 20:24 UTC