{"product_id":"elmer-9780688091712","title":"Elmer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"McKee's gentle humor and love of irony are in full force in this celebration of individuality and laughter.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. That would make Elmer feel better, wouldn't it? David McKee's comical fable about everyone's favorite patchwork elephant teaches readers to be themselves and celebrates the power of laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcKee, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid McKee\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Devon, England. Later, while a student at Plymouth Art College, he began selling his cartoon drawings to newspapers. Since 1964 he published a number of successful books for children, including the King Rollo stories, which he helped animate for British television. His first book for Lothrop was \u003cem\u003eSnow Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, of which \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e said, \"It is McKee's superb humor--conveyed almost solely in the illustrations...that wins the day.\" Of his second Lothrop book, \u003cem\u003eWho's a Clever Baby, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e had this to say: \"Grandma's alliterative frenzies are fascinating and readers will find Baby's manipulative stubbornness vastly amusing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. McKee enjoyed traveling and doing books that \"leave things unsaid.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605872447762,"sku":"9780688091712","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20731f19-0f1f-486c-9cb2-62c3343326e4.jpg?v=1763538247","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/elmer-9780688091712","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}