Children's book with many wholesome values touched upon. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the pictures need to be updated (sorry illustrator Judith Gwyn Brown). I recommend republishing this book with less complex color pictures.
"Chad was an acrobat boy, just like his father. But he wished he could be an elephant boy. And then one day something happened and Chad knew whether he wanted to be an elephant boy or an acrobat boy." Marjorie Filley Stover - back jacket advert on my copy of The Gift of the Tarns