"The Tale-Spinning Towel," introduces readers to Ellie the elephant calf and her extraordinary talking beach towel. This magical towel has the unique ability to weave fantastical stories that vividly manifest as shimmering mirages for all the children at Breezy Beach to witness.

Story: The Tale-Spinning Towel

At Breezy Beach, everyone brought their favorite towels—striped ones, fuzzy ones, even superhero capes pretending to be towels. But Ellie the elephant calf had the most unusual towel of all. Her beach towel could talk.

“Ahhh, finally some fresh air!” it yawned when she spread it on the sand. Then, without warning, it began telling a story: “Once, I sailed across the Seven Seas on the back of a giant turtle…”

Ellie  ...