The Trouble with Elephants - Chris Riddell Reviews
Description:ISBN 0744554470 /
Newest Review: ... in stories do, such as playing badminton and playing hide and seek, it does make young children think about the ... more
... characteristics of real elephants and what makes them such unique animals. Many of the jokes in this book arise out of the elephant's immense size and weight. For example, in one picture we see the little girl and the elephant sunbathing, but he is blocking out all her sun. In another picture, they are on a seesaw but the elephant's weight means that the seesaw doesn't bob up and down like it should. The children also observe the elephant in the book using its trunk to pick up buns or to drink lemonade or to spray water all over...more
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The Trouble with Elephants - Chris Riddell: A little book for little people - with a jumbo dose of fun! (1130 words)by - written on 15/02/12 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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In this playful, engaging book for very young children, a little girl's much-cherished toy elephant leads her to muse on all the problems that living with a real elephant would bring. This includes such things as the elephant making the bath water overflow, stealing all the bedclothes and eating all the buns on picnics. My daughter received this book when Father Christmas visited her nursery school class many years ago and it was one of her favourites when she was small. It was always a popular choice for a bedtime story. I am pleased to see that this book is still available used from sellers at Amazon from £0.01. At that price you really can't grumble! This ... Read the complete review
