This is such a fun picture book, introducing so many animals, sequences and colours and textures! I really enjoyed the story and how beautiful the art is. I also like the message of the book and it's conclusion!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As a mother of two, I really appreciate how Angelos Angelou beautifully encourages young children to embrace their uniqueness, teaching them that no matter our size, we are capable of achieving anything. While I understood the main message, I felt my 8-year-old didn’t fully grasp why the Elephant was reacting to the Flea. That said, the repetition of animals was so fun, and such a fun game for kids to try and remember the animals throughout. It reminded us of classics like A Fly Went By or There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
Sophia Touliatou’s illustrations are fantastic, capturing the creativity of each animal as Little Mouse encounters them. My kids were captivated by the artwork! It’s truly a beautiful book, and as a mother, I appreciate the gentle reminders it offers. Overall, we really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it for elementary-age children!

Thank you to NetGalley, Rosen Publishing Group, and Windmill Books for this eARC!

With charming illustrations by Sophia Touliatou, How to Make an Elephant Dance is a cute story of how the tiniest creatures can influence others.
Authors Angelos Angelou and Emi Sini captured the attention of my 2 1/2 year old grandson with the adventures of "Little Mouse". The polite little mouse meets several animals along the way, each one bigger than the last, until he gets to the elephant, where a surprise awaits.

Cute picture book with the wonderful lesson that size doesn't matter. I especially love the perspective in the illustrations, where the mouse looks big. I found out that the title is from a real saying that means to overcome a difficult challenge. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

A flawed but still reasonable picture book about size comparisons – and if they mean much in the finish. Little Mouse gets his cheese stolen by a bigger squirrel, but meets a bigger critter than that, and then a bigger one, and a bigger one still – until he meets something so humongously huge it can force an elephant to dance on one leg. And a front leg, at that. Now, there is something quite Aesopian about the progression here, and the lesson to be taught, and that's not just because the authors and artist are all Greek. So what the piece could hinge on would be a clever way in which the elephant was forced to dance. I thought it would be moving away from the mouse, as classically the smaller is supposed to scare the larger. But no, what makes the elephant boogie is something else – and something that just tells it to, and nothing more, with no real motive for the elephant other than that. If you then add on an art style that I really couldn't take to, you end up with a book where it's damnably easy to see a better version in your mind. So a lot of the cleverness goes out the window, and this remains a decent diversion when it could have been wonderful.

This might have taught us that big power comes from the smallest – instead it shows how a mighty oak can produce a small thing that's frankly nuts, and that's unfortunate.

A sweet children story about a mouse who feels small and helpless when a squirrel steals a piece of cheese from him. As he meets other bigger animals the mouse learns a good lesson that size does not have to be all that is seen. Even the largest animal can be made to move from the smallest flea.

A nice reminder to the small readers to stand up for themselves and focus on strengths they do have.

A big thank you to Netgalley and Rosen Publishing group for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A fantastic read, definitely a must have for teachers. This book is an excellent example of how size doesn't t have anything to do with inner strength. It reminds us that even though we may be small in stature that doesn't mean we aren't stronger than others. I will be highly recommending this book to childhood educators.

Thank you for the ARC. This was a cute story and funny illustrations. I loved the lesson that size doesn’t matter, you can still do big things no matter how big or small you are.

A cute story of how the smallest animal makes an elephant dance. Small animals can do big things! My children enjoyed this book.