Elmer's Friends

Name: William Joseph
Price range: $

by David McKee

Interest age: 0+
Reading age: 5+

Published by Andersen Press, 1994

Board books
Classics
Picture books
Disability

About this book

A colourful board book in which the ever-popular Elmer the Elephant praises each of his friends for their different strengths. An ideal starting point for discussing the value of differences and individuality.

Elmer the patchwork elephant is a winning character in children's literature. A one-off and always fun, he has ideas to pass on within his stories.

About the author

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. Of his many beloved quirky characters, Elmer the Elephant and Mr Benn are possibly the most well-known. He died in April 2022, aged 87.