An enterprising little elephant needs YOUR help!
The littlest always goes last. That's the elephant rule. But Elphie really wants to go first. Luckily, he knows someone who can help. It's you! With real audience participation all the way through, this is the latest imaginative story from innovative picture book maker Richard Byrne.
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An enterprising little elephant needs YOUR help!
The littlest always goes last. That's the elephant rule. But Elphie really wants to go first. Luckily, he knows someone who can help. It's you! With real audience participation all the way through, this is the latest imaginative story from innovative picture book maker Richard Byrne.
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In this playful and engaging new story from innovative picture book maker Richard Byrne, Elphie is lining up with the other elephants to start the long march to the watering hole at the back of the book. As the littlest elephant, he has to go last. But Elphie reallly wants to go first and he enlists the help of the reader to help him move up the queue. He almost manages it until the biggest elephant shuffles everyone back to their proper positions just as theyarrive at the watering hole. But the watering hole is already occupied by a very, very big and very, very selfish elephant. Elphie's resourcefulness saves the day and on the long march home, the otherelephants decide that Elphie should go . . .SPOILER ALERT . . . you'll just have to read the book to find out!
Critic Reviews
“"In another hilarious story from Richard Byrne, Ben and Bella . . . experience many exciting adventures . . . The differing formats on every page, the bold, clear block text, the colourful eye-catching illustrations and the comical quirkiness of the plot will make this title a definitefavourite to be returned to again and again." (Review for We're in the Wrong Book!) --The Bookseller”
`'In another hilarious story from Richard Byrne, Ben and Bella . . . experience many exciting adventures . . . The differing formats on every page, the bold, clear block text, the colourful eye-catching illustrations and the comical quirkiness of the plot will make this title a definite favourite to be returned to again and again.' (Review for We're in the Wrong Book!)'The Bookseller
About the Author
Always arty as a child, at the age of 10 Richard won a competition to design a poster for the Sussex Police and won £10. That was when he realized he could make a career out of drawing. After studying at Eastbourne College of Art and Design, Richard set up his own graphic design business. Richard currently lives in Chichester with his partner Philippa, their two children, and two guinea pigs.
In this playful and engaging new story from innovative picture book maker Richard Byrne, Elphie is lining up with the other elephants to start the long march to the watering hole at the back of the book. As the littlest elephant, he has to go last. But Elphie reallly wants to go first and he enlists the help of the reader to help him move up the queue. He almost manages it until the biggest elephant shuffles everyone back to their proper positions just as they arriveat the watering hole. But the watering hole is already occupied by a very, very big and very, very selfish elephant. Elphie's resourcefulness saves the day and on the long march home, the other elephants decide that Elphie should go . . .SPOILER ALERT . . . you'll just have to read the book tofind out!
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