{"product_id":"elephant-island-9781776574346","title":"Elephant Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA shipwrecked elephant makes his tiny island a home for the many friends who come to the rescue, in the new picture book from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Illustrated Book Award winning author Leo Timmers. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaught in a storm, Arnold the elephant washes up on a tiny island. Along comes Mouse in a little dingy and Arnold steps aboard...uh-oh! They use the wreckage to make the island bigger. And here's Dog--can this boat take Arnold's weight? Uh-oh! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNone of the animals can save the shipwrecked elephant but each broken vessel provides new materials for another intricate construction. Wheels and pulleys create a Ferris wheel, an elevator, a waffle maker. All the animals work as a team to build increasingly intricate constructions that turn the desert island into a fun park city. Soon there is a whole community and enough space for everyone!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs with all Leo Timmers picture books, \u003cem\u003eElephant Island\u003c\/em\u003e has many layers of discovery. Tapping into the childhood pleasure of contraptions, this cheerful picture book is full of complex and playful visual detail and humor that Leo Timmers' readers love. Preschoolers who enjoy meccano and lego will find joy on every page with the creation of each new imaginative construction, packed with mechanical detail on bright double page spreads. \u003cem\u003eElephant Island \u003c\/em\u003eis a runaway hit in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Yet another triumphant experiment for the award-winning Timmers.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture Book finalist, Teach Early Years Awards 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther books by Leo Timmers: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eMonkey On The Run\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere Is The Dragon?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho's Driving?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eGus's Garage\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eFranky\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBang!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eElephant Island: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Yet another triumphant experiment for the award-winning Timmers.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Best Children's Books of 2022\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This light-tension, winking tale of a makeshift homecoming is sure to delight audiences at story time.\"―\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estarred\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A picture book tribute to the power of collective, constructive play, and to heeding the call to freedom.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Perhaps the best yet from Leo Timmers.'--Top Children's Books of 2022, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Listener\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The tender yet dynamic verbal and visual narrative never falters in this engaging picture book.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A refutation for anyone who thinks their island is too full to accommodate outsiders.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, Children's Book of the Week\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A picture book tribute to the power of collective, constructive play, and to heeding the call to freedom.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The tender yet dynamic verbal and visual narrative never falters in this engaging picture book.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e --Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating and funny tale. Hijinks ensue, with a plethora of brilliantly detailed boast for little ones to pore over.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"(a) unique nautical tall tale.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading Rockets, Summer Reading Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Leo Timmers\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere Is The Dragon?\u003c\/em\u003e \"A lilting Seussian singsong, with wonderful, surprising rhymes, and little readers and their grown-ups will have a great time combining their voices and giggling through the proceedings.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews, Starred\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonkey On The Run \u003c\/em\u003e\"The silly antics of the little monkey provide forward momentum, but the details in each illustration kept calling us back for a more thorough examination.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e A New York Times \/ New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book 2019 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGus's Garage\u003c\/em\u003e \"Clearly, one animal's clutter is another pig's livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho's Driving? \u003c\/em\u003e\"Belgian illustrator Leo Timmers creates a delightful play on the fable of \"The Tortoise and the Hare\", which sees the hare driving a racing car.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, Book of the Year 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimmers, Leo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLeo Timmers \u003c\/strong\u003eis one of Belgium's preeminent picture book authors, with a large and loyal following. 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