Written by Philip C. Stead, Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
In Special Delivery, Sadie is trying to deliver an elephant to her Great-Aunt Josephine. When she discovers how much it will cost to mail him she ends up making this special delivery via a plane, alligator, train and ice cream truck. She is concerned because her Great-Aunt Josephine lives alone. This is definitely a humorous story and the illustrations add to the humor. The actual text of the story isn’t very long, so the art work helps fill in the details. It is a fun read and would be great to read out loud to a class. You could even discuss solutions to each step in Sadie’s journey. I highly recommend this picture book.
Review by Leslie Benson, Diamond Ridge Elementary Media Center
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades K-2
Author Website: http://philipstead.com/
Illustrator Website: http://www.matthewcordell.com/
Special Delivery
Written by Philip C. Stead, Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Roaring Brook Press
40 pages
Release Date: March 3, 2015
