It's a long way from Elephant Island to Icetown, but good friends will travel great distances to visit one another. And so Elephant leaves home to see his penguin penpals-- Elephant has helped them build a hotel, and there will be a party in his honor. In Icetown, things don't go as planned. In fact, they don't go smoothly at all. But just like friends will travel far across the sea to be with one another, good friends will also always help to make things right. A story of friendship, a story of travel and global community, Come Back Soon will cheer anyone who has ever made a mistake and been forgiven. AUTHOR After working as a architiect, Daniel Schallau travelled far all the way to Tokyo, Japan, where he works as an English teacher and an illustrator. He imagines himself as an imaginary architect and designs fantastic cities and buildings for animals to live and work and play in. Just like Mr Elephant he is clumsy and big and forgetful...Fortunately he always feels at home with his wife and two children. www.danielschallau.com AGES 3-7 GRADES P-K
