PreS-Gr 1 When the king and queen ask their daughter what she would like for her birthdayruby roller skates? a gold bicycle? a rocking zebra?Princess Arabella screams, "I already have all those things!" She wants something differentan elephantwhereupon the king sends his footmen to find one for her. However, instead of playing with the demanding child, the elephant cries and asks to be taken home. The princess is unsympathetic, concerned merely about getting wet or drowning in a puddle of tears. She reluctantly agrees to the request, only to find that the animal has, in fact, taken her back home as a present for her own offspring. Large images are filled with warm colors and patterns and suggest an African setting. The petulant princess is convincingly portrayed with her arms folded or her hands on her hips. Unfortunately, the message of this cautionary talebe careful about what you wish fordoes not come across clearly, and consequently the story feels incomplete and a bit flat. Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH