A new girl named Zola moves in next door. The narrator saw a big box being moved in and knows that Zola has an elephant in that box. She imagines all the things that Zola would be doing with her elephant and those are the reasons that she can not go over to Zola’s house and be friends with her. We also can see what is actually happening at Zola’s house and Zola looks sad and lonely. The stunning illustrations add to the story about friendship.