Elmer and Snake
by
David McKee
Illustrator: David McKee
A group of mischievous elephants decide to play a trick on Elmer, the famous multicolour patchwork elephant, so they ask Snake for help.
Snake's advice is that they tell Elmer he looks pale so that he will believe he is ill, but the crafty Snake also tells Elmer of the plan, suggesting that he covers himself in a thin coat of mud to trick the other elephants into thinking he really is ill.
When the other elephants become worried about Elmer, Snake suggests they tickle him and as the dried mud cracks open, they realise that Snake has tricked them all - including poor Elmer! This wonderful story with its brightly coloured illustrations has perennial appeal.
Publisher: Red Fox
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David McKee
David McKee was born and brought up in South Devon, where he went from grammar school to Plymouth Art College. Whilst still at college he started selling one-off cartoons to newspapers and on graduation, he began to contribute to such publications as Punch, the Times Education Supplement and Reader's Digest. His first book, Two Can Toucan, was published in 1964 and since then he has written and illustrated numerous children's books.
David McKee
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