Benno, the Elephant who Paints is an exciting adventure story for young readers. It is also a wonderful book to read aloud to small children, who will be eager to know what Benno does next!
Benno lives in a zoo in Buffalo, New York. When he flies to Africa for his grandfather’s 75th birthday he finds himself embarking on a series of adventures involving a soccer championship and encounters with giraffes, cheetahs, lions, hyenas and a talking bird.
Stefano Rossi’s book gently creates suspense as Benno faces tricky dilemmas and is forced to come up with cunning plans. As they follow Benno’s story, children learn a lot about Africa’s animals and landscapes. This story is sure to put a smile on their faces.
Benno’s adventures continue in the second book, Benno and the Mystery of the Bengal Tigers, in which he sails to India and discovers how the Bengal tigers lost their stripes.