Series:

Elmer Picture Books

48 total works

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Elmer and the Whales

by David McKee

Published 5 September 2013
Elmer and his cousin Wilbur decide to go to the coast to see the whales. But their journey becomes far more of an adventure then they expected, when they find themselves lost at sea. Can the whales help them back to shore?

'Another Elmer classic that children will love' - EYE

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Elmer and the Lost Teddy

by David McKee

Published 18 February 1999
Baby Elephant can't sleep because he has lost his teddy, so Elmer sets off to look for it. Eventually Elmer hears a voice shouting 'Help! I'm lost!' Can Baby Elephant's teddy talk, or is Wilbur playing a trick on Elmer, as usual?

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Elmer and Rose

by David McKee

Published 7 July 2005
Grandpa Eldo asks Elmer and Wilbur to help a young elephant find her way back to her herd - and they get a shock when they see she is pink! No wonder she is called Rose. But there is an even greater surprise in store when they reach her herd - because everyone single one of them is pink!

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Elmer and the Monster

by David McKee

Published 1 January 2014
There is pandemonium in the jungle! A strange roaring sounds sends the animals stampeding, convinced it's a monster. But all is not as it seems. Only Elmer is brave enough to investigate, and what he discovers comes as quite a surprise!

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Elmer, Rose and Super El

by David McKee

Published 4 October 2012
The pink elephant herd, along with Elmer's friend Rose, are celebrating Old's one-hundredth birthday. But the celebrations take an unexpected turn when Old becomes stranded on a dangerous cliff top. Rose rushes to Elmer, maybe he knows a certain Super El who can come to the rescue?

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Elmer's Walk

by David McKee

Published 1 September 2018
Elmer is enjoying his walk: smelling the flowers, watching the clouds, listening to the waterfall. But each time he points out one of these lovely things to the other animals, they say they don't have time to stop. They're far too busy. Luckily Wilbur arrives at last and shares Elmer's enjoyment in the stars. A celebration of mindfulness from master-storyteller David McKee.

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Elmer's Christmas

by David McKee

Published 1 January 2011
Elmer the patchwork elephant helps the excited youngsters prepare for the Christmas visit of Papa Red.

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Elmer's Opposites

by David McKee

Published 1 March 2007
Elmer is BIG. Bird is SMALL. Tiger is FAST. Tortoise is SLOW. Have fun looking at opposites right from FRONT to BACK of this delightful book!

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Elmer and Papa Red

by David McKee

Published 1 January 1999
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...

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Elmer and Super El

by David McKee

Published 1 September 2011
One morning, Elmer hears an "Oh no!" Looking round, he spots Super El who's in need of Elmer's help. He must get to Aunt Zelda without any of the other animals seeing him and, as usual, it's up to Elmer to come up with a cunning plan!

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Elmer's Day

by David McKee

Published 16 June 1994
From dawn to dusk, with lots of food and fun between, join Elmer on his day! This chunky board book with easy-grip toddler tabs on every page is perfect for the very youngest Elmer fans.

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Elmer's Colours

by David McKee

Published 16 June 1994
Green, blue, yellow, pink? Choose your favourite colour with Elmer! This chunky board book with easy-grip toddler tabs on every page is perfect for the very youngest Elmer fans.

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Elmer and the Big Bird

by David McKee

Published 5 June 2008
One day, Elmer notices that there are no birds around. How strange! Soon he finds them hiding from the nasty bully bird in a nearby cave. The bully bird is mean and likes to frighten the little birds. Led by Elmer, the animals work together to frighten off the bully - and succeed!

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Elmer's Friends

by David McKee

Published 16 June 1994
This charming book of colours for very young children features all the colours of the much-loved patchwork elephant Elmer. Every spread has one or two bold and bright colours. Elmer loves them all - which is your favourite? Children will love the vibrant colours and rhyming text which combine to make a wonderfully original book of colours.

Cover of Elmer and Friends Sticker Storybook
Elmer woke up one sunny morning and decided to go for a walk. On the way he meets all his many animal friends.

As the story is being read to them, small children will enjoy finding the right animal stickers to put on each page to create their very own storybook.

Cover of Elmer and Friends First Colouring Activity Book
Elmer has lots of friends. They are all different colours - pink, yellow, green, blue, purple, orange, red and black. But only Elmer, everyone's favourite patchwork elephant, is all those colours.

Have fun colouring in the pictures of Elmer and solving the simple puzzles, which will build up confidence in counting and other skills.

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Elmer's New Friend

by David McKee

Published 24 October 2002
Elmer, the patchwork elephant, has a new friend but the other animals can't guess who it is. Can you? Of, course in the end you'll see who it is . . .

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Elmer's First Counting Book

by David McKee

Published 1 March 2007
Count from 1-10 with Elmer, everyone's favourite patchwork elephant!

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Elmer's Birthday

by David McKee

Published 3 September 2019
The elephants decide it’s their turn to play a trick on Elmer: all of the animals must pretend to forget his birthday tomorrow! But when the day comes the trick doesn’t quite go according to plan. The elephants should have listened to Elmer’s friends…
A new tale to celebrate Elmer the Patchwork Elephant's 30th birthday from master-storyteller David McKee, this is the twenty-seventh Elmer storybook!

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Elmer And The Hippos

by David McKee

Published 27 February 2003
The elephants are not very happy: the hippos have come to live in their river because their own has dried up. When the elephants complain to Elmer that the river is over-crowded, Elmer sets off to see what he can do. He soon discovers that the problem can easily be solved, but only if the hippos and the elephants work together!