A young elephant, Small One, is impatient to grow up. At the watering hole she tries to show the herd that she really is big. She gets trapped and has to be rescued, and learns that having her family watch over her isn't so bad after-all.
Doris Mueller's articles, stories and poems have appeared in numerous children's periodicals. She lives in suburban St. Louis with her husband and miniature dachshund named Pedro. This is her first children's book.
