Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

Ten-year-old African American boy wants to welcome the circus elephant named Miss Fancy to her new home in a nearby park, but he is disappointed to see a sign: "No Colored Allowed"

An elephant's eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour; but when the time to eat arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. The reader is invited to guess the thief.

Mr. Elephant wants nothing more than some peace and quiet--that is, until he gets it.

Elmer the elephant visits with his Grandpa Eldo and they have great fun trying to remember all the things they used to do together.

"Build, balance, count - question, estimate, measure - predict, crash, and build again with Elephant and a bucket full of blocks. Follow along as Elephant goes through the ups and downs of creating something new and finally celebrates the job of pride and success." -- Jacket.

When Elephant plays with the other animals, he finds he is no good at such activities as jump rope, hide and seek, and leap frog, but when it comes to tug-of-war, he finds his niche.

Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important.

When Monkey confides to Elephant that today is his birthday, elephant decides to turn Clever Rat's get together into a surprise birthday party for his friend.

When an elephant falls in love, he does many foolish things, and never tells her how he feels--until one day the doorbell rings.