Katherine F. Woodward

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

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

THE GIFT OF “ERNEST”

Throughout history, story-telling has played a major role in transforming attitudes and consciousness. Story-telling fosters community cohesion, unity, awareness, compassion and … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

Through the Eyes of Ernest is a perfectly written tale of what these magnificent creatures go through while in captivity. Ernest tells his story as well as the life stories of his many friends and ill… Read more

This book should be read by everyone interested in our relationships with other animals. It tells a story of elephants, exposing the tragedy of how humans interact with these magnificent creatures. Sh… Read more