Pity the poor Asian elephants, the animals that used to hold Thai heartstrings but have now been relegated to also-ran status. What’s a Thai elephant keeper to do? Why, paint their giant charges ...

It is a desperate cry - or rather a very loud trumpet - for attention. These elephants were painted black and white to look like the pandas who have stolen all their fans. The elephant is Thailand ...

Some of his creations have a lightness — the spindly-legged elephants, his collaborations ... Much of the book is in black and white — a nod to the 1930s setting — making pages with over ...