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Elmer and the Bedtime Story

By David Mckee

Part of the Elmer series

Adjectives

charming gentle funny colourful

Genres

Animals Friendship/Family Humour

Synopsis

It’s bedtime for two baby elephants, and Elmer is in charge! Hoping a walk will help them sleep, Elmer takes them through the jungle. But all their animal friends want to hear a bedtime story too, each with their own favourite! Will Elmer ever get the babies to bed? A gentle, funny tale about sharing stories and making bedtime special.

About the author

David McKee was a brilliant British author and illustrator, best known for creating the colourful Elmer the Patchwork Elephant stories. His books are loved by children all around the world for their fun characters and important messages about being unique and accepting others. David McKee also created Mr Benn, another much-loved character from books and television.

Pages

32 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

Published

2022

Community rating

Average score: 4.25

From 4 readers

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