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I didn’t know what to expect when my friend gave me a book about elephants. I must say I was pleasantly surprised! Ernest and his friends are bigger than life and I found myself instantly caring about… Read more

The message of this book is that the more we learn about the complex needs of elephants, their social hierarchies, their astonishingly intricate familial connections, the more we must reject keeping e… Read more

This is a must have book for all animal lovers. Wonderful, heartwarming story that will appeal to readers of all ages. Very well written using the perspective “Through the Eyes of the Elephant, Ernest”… Read more

This story will grab you and take you places you never thought possible. Ernest is a loveable character who seems so real he stands up on the pages. A must read for all animal lovers!

Before I read this book, I had no idea about the needs of elephants and their sophisticated societies. Ernest really opened my eyes to the cruelty of zoos and circuses. A loveable character and reliab… Read more

What we humans can learn from Ernest! Debbie McFee has written an informative and well-researched story. A true education in “elephantness.”

This book is a well written, emotional, sad, insight into just what and how elephants can think and feel in captivity. The author certainly understands the behavior of elephants sufficiently to des… Read more

Though a work of fiction, this story rings true. Through a first person (elephant) narrative, the author brings to light the cruelty and abuse these glorious animals can suffer, and showcases ways in … Read more

Maybe you’re like me and have gone your whole life thinking that elephants live a charmed and pampered life in zoos and at the circus. Like me, you’d be dead wrong. This is a sweetly told story of the… Read more

If your heart is open to the gentleness of animals and their tragic intersection with humanity, Ernest is the elephant to tell you his story. He met tragedy, pain and sorrow at the hands of human keep… Read more