Elmer
9 primary works • 41 total works
Book 8
Book 26
Book 30
Book 34
Book 37
Book 38
Book 39
Book 40
Book 41
The fourth picture book featuring Elmer, the colourful patchwork elephant. Elmer's cousin, the black-and-white-checked Wilbur, is a talented ventriloquist. But Wilbur isn't the only practical joker in the family, and when it comes to a game of hide-and-seek, he and Elmer make an comic double-act.
Children can learn each of Elmer's colours when they join him in this playful game of hide-and-seek. His friend, Bird, is hiding. A flap on each page conceals another one of Elmer's friends.
This title features an attractive slipcase containing a mini hardback edition of each of the following: "Elmer", "Elmer Again", "Elmer and the Lost Teddy", "Elmer and Wilbur", "Elmer and Butterfly", and "Elmer and Rose".
It's two days before the annual visit of Papa Red and the young elephants are very excited. They choose a tree to decorate and prepare the presents for Papa Red to collect during the night to take to those who need them. But this year Elmer has a special treat in store for the young elephants, if they can keep quiet and out of sight...
It's coming up to the day when all grey elephants paint themselves in bright colours. For Elmer, the patchwork elephant, life seems far too quiet. So he thinks up a joke he can play on the elephants in the night. The author also wrote Two Can Toucan, Elmer and King Rollo.
Join Elmer, everyone's favourite patchwork elephant, on a very noisy day in the jungle. It's Concert Day and all the animals are warming up for the big event. Little fingers will have lots of fun pressing the buttons to hear the sounds of their favourite animals like bird singing, and kangaroo bouncing, but that's nothing to what happens when Elmer gets everyone together to make his own, very special jungle music.
Elmer loves to make his friends laugh. This book contains a selection of all his favourite elephant funnies and jungle jokes.
It's Elmer's birthday and the fun-loving elephant is throwing the party of the year! All the jungle animals have been invited to a special birthday tea packed with games, treats and surprises.
From breakfast to bedtime, Elmer and his friends fill their days with fun! There are jokes to play, races to run and tickle fights to join in with. Children will find pictures to finish and games to play on every page of this colourful playtime activity book.
It's a blustery day in the jungle and Elmer and his cousin Wilbur are up to their old tricks again! The thing is, they don't realise just how strong the wind is blowing - strong enough to carry a patchwork elephant up above the trees and off on a great adventure!
One day, as Elmer is strolling through the jungle, he hears a cry for help. A butterfly has been trapped in a hole by a fallen branch. Elmer rushes to the rescue and frees her with ease. In return, she promises to help Elmer should he ever need it. He cannot imagine how a tiny butterfly could ever help him, but finds out sooner than expected...
Elmer the patchwork elephant and his cousin Wilbur investigate a distant noise and see their friend Super El rescue Old, a pink elephant whose 100th birthday celebration caused an earthquake.
In this sixth story featuring Elmer, the pleasure-seeking patchwork elephant, he swops the steamy jungle for somewhere chilly.
When Rose meets Elmer she's humming a tune, a tune she just can't get out of her head. When she leaves, Elmer realises he can't get the tune out of his head either - and as he crosses the jungle he can see the infectious tune spreading to every animal Rose has met! Can Elmer help everyone get rid of it?
The young elephants want to have a race to prove who is fastest, so Elmer and Wilbur organise a course. With each racer decorated a different colour, they set off around the course and discover things about themselves - Blue is first, Orange is second, White is kind, Pink and Violet are funny and Yellow is a cheat. Luckily Yellow also learns he is very good at saying sorry, so each young elephant gets a medal from Elmer.
Elmer and Wilbur visit their aunt, Zelda. She may be getting old and deaf, but she is fun and has lots of interesting things to show the two young elephants. This is a warm and funny book extolling the virtues of cross-generational relationships.
When elephant hunters come to the jungle, all the elephants are worried. Elmer comes up with an ingenious plan that is bound to outwit even the cleverest hunter - or will it?
One day Elmer goes to visit his grandpa Eldo. On the way he remembers all the things they used to do - the walks they used to go on, the games they played together, the songs they sung together and the stories Grandpa told him.
It's almost Elmer's Day again for the elephants, and they have begun their preparations already. But in all the excitement they are making an awful lot of noise, and upsetting the other animals. So Elmer changes the rules, and invites every single animal to join in the parade. And they have a surprise in store for Elmer...
Rain or no rain, Elmer is going for a walk. After being cooped up in a cave with his herd, he longs for a bit of fresh air and some peace and quiet. But peace and quiet is going to have to wait – when Elmer goes outside, he discovers the rain has caused a flood. Can brave Elmer work out a way to save a stranded young elephant?