A fourth miniature title in Jill Murphy's series of picture books about the elephant Large family. It's Mr Large's birthday and Mrs Large has prepared him a meal, as they're going to celebrate with a quiet night in. Mrs Large gets the children ready for bed before her husband arrives, intending to get them out of sight soon afterwards. But, as usual in the Large household, things do not go to plan. Mr Large arrives home tired and falls asleep while reading the children their bedtime story and then Mrs Large does the same. So the little Larges put themselves to bed, and take the food with them! Jill Murphy has written and illustrated "The Worst Witch" and three more "Worst Witch" stories, and the fiction titles "Geoffrey Strangeways", "Worlds Apart" "Five Minutes' Peace (winner of the 1987 Best books for Babies Award), "All in One Piece" (commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal), "A Piece of Cake" and "The Last Noo-Noo".
- ISBN10 0744591279
- ISBN13 9780744591279
- Publish Date 8 October 2001 (first published September 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 June 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Walker Books Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Pages 64
- Language English