Ira Baykovska – illustratör

Marnie, the grand matriarch and her elephant herd have been told that there is a plague spreading across the land. Their kindly human neighbours offer to help prevent them from getting sick by making them special kerchiefs to cover their trunks., However, there is a problem. Although the herd feels grateful for the kerchiefs the human have made, they find it almost impossible to go about their daily routines of living while wearing them. Marnie feels sad and concerned about this and knows she must solve the problem for the sake of the herd. She sets off by herself onto the grasslands to think about what she can do. There, she has a memory of a special dance performance she saw when she was just a calf. This exciting and joyful memory inspires her to do her own dance and this leads her to find a solution to the problems the herd is facing!.Marnie shares her delight and new found knowledge with her eager community. As the herd members follow Marnie's instructions, 8 year old JoJo realizes there is still one problem left that must be solved. Out of his own dance, he arrives at an ingenious solution and gets to remind the herd of a very important lesson about life and living together.