There was once a time not long ago when for a tuppence you could ride on the back of an elephant at the zoo. Queenie was one such elephant.

Queenie is a touching retelling of the true and tragic story of the famous zoo elephant of the same name who until her death in 1945 is believed to have walked in excess of 100,000 miles and carried up to a million people on her back.

Written by prolific Victorian author Corinne Fenton and tenderly illustrated by award-winning illustrator Peter Gouldthorpe, Queenie is a meticulously researched and stunning tribute to 50 years of Australian history.