Elephant of Sadness, Butterfly of Joy Tristan Mory created by the American Library

created by the American Library Association

in a quiet Vietnamese hamlet

but the days of the year and title of the drawing are in 4-color

- Learn Inspiration On and Off the Mat

Elephant of Sadness, Butterfly of Joy Tristan Mory created by the American LibraryA creative and unique way to explore poetry and emotions with young children. Kirkus Review Elephant of Sadness, Butterfly of Joy is a collection of twenty four picture poems that explores the realm of human emotion. Each poem links an animal with an emotion and uses sensory imagery to spark childlike wonder, paint word pictures to ponder, and see the world from a new perspective. Elephant of Sadness, Butterfly of Joy evokes metaphoric thinking in