All by Myself

A simple, moving story by a bestselling artist, about independence and sharing. Every morning elephant Maya's mother picks leaves from a tall tree for their breakfast. But today Maya wants to do it all by herself. But she's just not tall enough. She tries reaching with a stick, squirting withher trunk and even headbutting the tree, but still the leaves don't fall. Each of her animal friends offers advice but it is no use. Until her mother has a suggestion-she lifts Maya up on her tusks to pick the leaves herself. In a moving climax, Maya agrees that they did it best together, and theywander off across the plains of Africa.This is the first book Ivan Bates has both written and illustrated, and his first for OUP.