A new director at the orphanage threatens to scupper the wild fun that has characterised the 22 orphans' lives, but then an elephant shows up. This celebration of the inventiveness of children has been compared to Ludwig Bemelmans' }Madeline{ series Once upon a time there was an orphanage with 22 orphans. They did as they pleased and played with whatever came in handy: a handrail or a rope… or even with nothing.But one day a new director shows up. She doesn’t like wild games and sends the children to bed.Life at the orphanage becomes very boring… until a big elephant appears in the dormitory!An enchanting, hilarious story by the duo that created Tom the Tamer, that children will delight in.