"One hot summer's day nine-year-old Sarah goes to the store...and comes home with an elephant! Sarah's new elephant is a handful: he has trouble fitting through doorways, knocks over everything in sight and is allergic to the neighbor's cat. But he also has a knack for arranging flowers and keeping Sarah company. And it's because of the elephant that Sarah makes a new friend. In fact, despite the destruction, just about everything good that happens...

"A panda has joined the animals, and she's a painter like Ellie! Is there room for two artists at the zoo?"--Page [2] of cover.