Most Popular Books by David McKee

Prince Peter''s snooty parents want to buy him a nice present for his birthday. A nice throne perhaps? Or maybe a new crown? Surely he''ll want a silver sword? But all Prince Peter wants is a teddy bear - a nice fluffy, cuddly teddy bear. The King and Queen eventually give in and Prince Peter gets his teddy bear - made of solid gold! Who wants to cuddle a cold, hard golden teddy? But when the teddy starts crying, Prince Peter realises that a LITTLE hug can sometimes make all the difference. . .

Ages 0 and over.

This funny and exciting Elmer adventure is sure to please children over and over again. Elmer is playing hide and seek with Bird, but it''s not as easy as it looks. Children will have great fun playing along with everyone''s favourite patchwork elephant in this inventive hole-in-the-page adventure.

When Rose meets Elmer she''s humming a tune, a tune she just can''t get out of her head. When she leaves, Elmer realizes he can''t get the tune out of head either—and as he crosses the jungle he can see the infectious tune spreading to every animal Rose has met! Can Elmer help everyone get rid of it?

Elmer the patchwork elephant munches, plays and splashes his way through a busy day.

Denver es rico, muy rico. Todos en el pueblo lo quieren por su amabilidad y su generosidad. Pero un día llega un forastero y siembra el descontento entre la gente del pueblo, diciendo que no es justo que Denver tenga más dinero que ellos. Cuando Denver escucha lo que sucedió, divide su dinero en partes iguales entre todos. Se muda a una nueva aldea, donde vive feliz y es mejor apreciado, pero para los viejos aldeanos la vida no es lo mismo sin él.

Elmer the elephant and his friends Lion and Tiger help a kangaroo who thinks he cannot jump.

When Elmer the patchwork elephant and his cousin Wilbur decide to go whale-watching, as their grandfather Eldo did at their age, their journey becomes far more of an adventure than they anticipated

Elmer, Wilbur, and a brave troop of elephants set out on a quest to find the famous Lost Treasure of the jungle. When they stumble across a beautiful forgotten temple, Elmer''s friends rush inside, eager to find the Lost Treasure before them, but Elmer appears to have stopped searching . . . A new Elmer tale from master storyteller David McKee that delivers just as much pathos as the very first.

Stori am rannu a rhoi. Mae Elfed yn drist ar ôl gweld bod yr enfys wedi colli ei lliwiau. Hoffai helpu ond beth fydd yn digwydd iddo os bydd yn rhoi ei liwiau ei hun i''r enfys? A fydd yn eu colli am byth? Addasiad Cymraeg o ''Elmer and the Rainbow''. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Traditional Chinese edition of Elmer Again

It''s bedtime, and Elmer''s looking after two baby elephants. But how will he get them to sleep? A good walk will do it, Elmer thinks. But as they walk past their friends, everyone in the jungle seems to think he should tell them a bedtime story, and they each have their own favorites. What''s yours?

"Elmer is not elephant colour. Elmer is patchwork. Elmer''s much-loved first story is now available in this tactile shaped board book edition, abridged for the very youngest of readers. With its sturdy shaped pages for little fingers and its eye-catching march across any bookshelf, this gift is the perfect introduction for babies to the world of Elmer."--Provided by publisher.

With its sturdy shaped board pages for little fingers, this Christmas gift is the perfect introduction for babies to the world of Elmer. It''s two days before Christmas Eve, the night Papa Red visits, and the young elephants are very excited. This year Elmer has a special treat in store for the young elephants, if they can keep quiet and out of sight... Full of colour, wisdom and pathos, this classic Christmas tale has been abridged for the very youngest readers in this tactile shaped board book edition.

Every page of this colorful keepsake invites you to record the special moments in baby''s first two years. A book to treasure forever, it is beautifully bound with luxurious padded covers. Elmer''s Baby Record Book is the perfect way to record all the milestones in a baby''s first two years: from first smile to first step and beyond. There''s plenty of room to note all the important details as well as to mount precious photos, and Elmer''s antics and sunny personality brighten each and every page. In years to come, children will love to read about all the special things that make them unique—just like Elmer, their favorite patchwork elephant!

Children can learn each of Elmer''s colours when they join him in this playful game of hide-and-seek. His friend, Bird, is hiding. A flap on each page conceals another one of Elmer''s friends.

When Elmer and the other elephants search for Wilbur, they have trouble finding him because he is a ventriloquist and they keep looking in the wrong places.

One night, Elmer hears the sound of crying. It is Baby Elephant and he can''t sleep because he has lost his teddy. Elmer spends the whole of the next day looking for the teddy and eventually finds it.

Elmer''s animal friends illustrate several antonyms, such as big/small, hot/cold, and fat/thin.

Elmer the patchwork elephant helps children learn the different colors.

When hippopotamuses come to live at the elephants'' river, Elmer finds out why they have come and enlists his friends to help them make things better.