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David McKee
Join Elmer in a search and find adventure! Each page is jam-packed full of things to spot, questions to answer and details to discover, all from Elmer’s rainbow world. Young…
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Celebrate Elmer's birthday with this chunky shaped board book perfect for gifting. In this classic story, the elephants want to trick Elmer into thinking they've forgotten his birthday. There's only…
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Cuddle in with your very own Elmer soft toy and read the family-favourite picture book together with this Elmer Book and Toy Gift Set. Including a mini gift hardback edition…
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Elmer and friends are on the hunt for the Lost Treasure, Indiana Jones-style.
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Simplified Chinese edition of Elmer’s Birthday
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Everyone has their favorite bedtime story. What’s yours?
It’s Elmer’s bedtime, but he still needs to find the perfect place to sleep. Bring the adventure to life as puppet-Elmer splashes in the lake with the hippos, tries to…
Elmer and the other elephants are waiting for the storm to end so they can see the beautiful, colourful rainbow. But something dreadful has happened: the rainbow has lost its…
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…
For over a quarter of a century readers have been joining Elmer the patchwork elephant on his exciting adventures. Now Elmer’s classic first story is available in this lovely board…
Happy 30th Birthday, Elmer! Elmer is patchwork.Collect this special 30th birthday edition of David McKee’s first book about Elmer, that turned this adorable patchwork elephant into a nursery favourite. Elmer…
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David Robertson
Molly is a little girl who loves music. Her two instruments, Peter Piano, and Guy Guitar, magically come to life at night! They teach Molly how to play fun songs…
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James Y McKee
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
When Rupert and Kate tell their parents they’re going to make a snowman, both Mum and Dad correct them, You mean a snowperson.Originally published over 30 years ago, this…
Learn first opposites with Elmer and his friends with this interactive board book specially designed for very young children. This simple but engaging format encourages conversation and play, so those…
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The king’s beloved pet troon has vanished along with all the other unusual pets in the palace. The king commands Melric to find the pets and fast! Melric joins forces…
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When Melric, the king’s magician, mysteriously loses his magic, he sets out on a quest to return it. But with the kingdom under attack, will Melric get his magic back…
Mr Benn is an ordinary man who has extraordinary adventures. In this story, he swaps his bowler hat and black suit for an extravagant clown costume and finds himself transported…
David Mckee
A collection of original Mr Benn adventures. It introduces the friendly bowler-hatted character who inspired the legendary TV series which made Mr Benn a household name.
Learn all your shapes with Elmer! A first concept book ideal for the very youngest Elmer fans. This colourful, interactive board book with indented areas for little fingers to trace…
The last Elmer storybook from master picture book maker and BookTrust Liftetime Achievement Award winner David McKee, about caring for elderly family members.
Aunt Zelda has a gift to give…
Join Elmer on his day of fun and visiting friends, in this title that is a part of Milet’s four bilingual Elmer titles about the little elephant that is different…
Spottiest, stripiest, tallest and longest… meet all of Elmer’s very best friends! This chunky board book with easy-grip toddler tabs on every page is perfect for the very youngest Elmer…
First published in Great Britain in 2019 by Andersen Press Ltd. –Title page verso.
David McKee has created a new modern classic with the story of Belinda, a banana-obsessed young girl. Her whole family thinks it’s a phase, except for Grandma Brown: she worries…
Elmer the patchwork elephant munches, plays and splashes his way through a busy day.
It’s time for the yearly Ceremony of the Crown, where the King proves his right to rule. But something strange is going on- the King’s crown keeps going missing! Can…
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Milet’s four bilingual Elmer titles ( Elmer’s Colours , Elmer’s Day , Elmer’s Friends , and Elmer’s Weather ) add to the publishing phenomenon about the little elephant who is…
Milet’s four bilingual Elmer titles ( Elmer’s Colours , Elmer’s Day , Elmer’s Friends , Elmer’s Weather ) add to the publishing phenomenon about the little elephant, first published in…
First published in 1989, the author’s four bilingual Elmer titles ( Elmer’s Colours , Elmer’s Day , Elmer’s Friends , Elmer’s Weather ) add to the publishing phenomenon about the…
Originally published: in English language only. London: Andersen, 1994.
When Mr Benn visits the little fancy dress shop, he enters a fantastical world of adventure as if by magic… In this story, a red suit of armour catches Mr…
Elmer loves practical jokes, but so does his cousin Wilbur. Until, that is, Elmer has an idea which brings Wilbur back down to earth, in more ways than one.
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…
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.
As Elmer the patchwork elephant is strolling through the jungle, he hears a cry for help. A butterfly is trapped. Elmer easily frees her. She promises to help Elmer. But…
Elmer loves practical jokes, but so does his cousin Wilbur. Until, that is, Wilbur’s practical joke leaves him high and dry and Elmer and the other elephants have to come…
