Elephant Wind: A Tornado Safety Book, Paperback/Heather L. Beal

2018 Silver Medal Readers' Favorite Children's Social Issues Mom's Choice Award Winner Lily and Niko Rabbit's childcare class is at the elementary school science fair when a tornado warning happens. They learn how a tornado looks like an elephant trunk and sounds like a train. They also learn where they can go to be safe. When they find out the tornado damaged a neighbor's house, they come together to help in their own charming way. Reading this book is a great way for parents, childcare providers, and caregivers, to talk to toddlers and preschool children about tornadoes in a non-scary way. Children can easily relate with these characters and their story gives children the tools and information they need to help stay safe should a tornado happen.