Really good, fun piece, of a mammoth who wakes up in the modern day and wonders what those beetle-y things are (cars) and those strange birds are (planes). Going to the "stone forest" he seeks the rest of his herd in vain. Or does he? It's a warm-hearted tale of everyone being able to find a place to fit in, and it's done with great humour too. Four and a half stars.

Oh what an absolutely beautiful story! It was a nice length that will hold little ones attention. It flows well and the illustrations compliment the story beautifully. It is sure to invoke different emotions from its audience. As I read I could feel Mammoths curiosity, confusion, sadness, anger, injustice, happiness and relief, as I made my way through the story. It’s beautiful illustrations clearly show the reader what is happening on the page and moves in a way that is easy to follow. A child would be able to use these as prompts to look at independently and retell the story in their own narrative.

I loved the story itself and how, after a long sleep, mammoth unfreezes and wakes to find himself in a very strange place. It looks the same but there are lots of new, and different things around him, like shiny trees in the shiny forest and odd structures he has never seen before. As mammoth searches for his herd and investigates the strange new environment he has found himself in, he goes through a rollercoaster of emotions as he tries to understand and fit in in this new world. As he tries to blend in, I did have a little giggle, particularly from the illustrations that support the text in that area of the book. Try as he might, he best efforts do not work, and however he tries to fit in, he fails in one way or another. As he glumly skulks about one evening he hears a sound. It sounds like the trumpeting of his herd but also it sounds slightly different. He soon discovers the sound is from an instrument, a trumpet, and starts to join in alongside the person making the music. This is where he suddenly discovers he can fit in, and that there is a place where he can be him and comfortable.

I like the fun tale of this story. It can be used to help promote emotional literacy and understanding and the message is a great one to share with little ones. About not worrying what others think about you, no matter what, you will have a place where you fit in somewhere, your own herd, where you will be accepted and loved.

A lovely book which I look forward to sharing with the children at my setting once it is released!

I received an Advanced Copy of this book through NetGalley. Thank you to the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this e-book. It’s fab!

Mammoth by Anna Kemp is an excellent story about finding your place in the world. I loved reading about how Mammoth tried to fit in and finally find his place among fellow music lovers. This will teach a lot to children, and I'm sure both children and adults will have a great time reading this.
It is adorable, and the illustrations are gorgeous! Great book.

This is such a lovely heart warming story about a mammoth trying so hard to fit in and make some new friends.

In the story the mammoth wakes up after a long sleep and finds himself in the present day.
He can't find his herd so decides to make the best of the situation and try to fit in! Unfortunately most of the people (cavemen!) are a bit weary of him until the he realises he can play the trumpet with his trunk. He loves it and finds a new herd (of cave people)to spend his time with!

There is so much humour in this book when the mammoth wakes up in such a strange world with stone monsters (buildings) and beetles (vehicles.) My children loved joining mammoth on his adventure and were very pleased he found his herd and happiness at the end. A great new picture book that I would recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster UK Children's Books for this eARC.