Elmer: 30th Anniversary Edition: 1 (Elmer Picture Books)

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As a result they all decided that each year they will have a special day where all of the other elephants will decorate themselves and Elmer will paint himself grey. A brand new Elmer mini picture book about the joy of sharing stories – exclusive for World Book Day 2024! With political upheaval and debate ongoing worldwide, it’s important have a positive role model in the public eye.

The grey elephants all love him, but he soon starts to wonder what it would be like to be just the same as them.The stories are suitable for early exploration of the themes and issues relating to the concept of Diversity.

Todos los elefantes se empiezan a revolcar de la risa y a festejarle el chiste a Elmer, quedando de allí en mas ese día marcado como el día de Elmer. David McKee was born in Devon and went to Plymouth Art College, where he had a traditional training. The bold colours and simple rhyming story of ELMER'S DAY will enchant very young children, who will love learning the lines by heart. Elmer es un personaje super divertido y querido por todos que nos enseña que ser diferentes no esta mal y que de hecho, tiene muchas cosas buenas. However Elmer did not want to be different to the other elephants as they laughed at him, so he tried to make himself ‘elephant colour’ like the others.When it begins to rain, the grey paint that Elmer has covered himself with starts to disappear, and Elmer's "true colours" are revealed, much to the delight of his friends, who preferred his multicoloured and fun loving personality. His most famous creation is Elmer the Patchwork Elephant which is now published in more than 50 languages and has its own successful global merchandise programme. Elmer the patchwork elephant is different to the rest of the herd, his desperate to fit in with the the group and goes to great lengths to achieve it. Elmer was first published by Dobson Books in 1968, and re-issued with re-drawn illustrations in a slightly shortened version by Andersen Press in 1989.