{"product_id":"elmer-padded-board-book-9780062741608","title":"Elmer Padded Board Book","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\u003eThis padded board book has a soft, padded cover and rounded edges, perfect to share with the smallest readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him! If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. That would make Elmer feel better, wouldn't it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid 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\u003eDavid McKee grew up in Devon, England. Later, while a student at Plymouth Art College, he began selling his cartoon drawings to newspapers. Since 1964 he has 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 Snow Woman, of which Publishers Weekly 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 enjoys traveling and doing books that leave things unsaid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcKee, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid McKee grew up in Devon, England. Later, while a student at Plymouth Art College, he began selling his cartoon drawings to newspapers. Since 1964 he has 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 Snow Woman, of which Publishers Weekly 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 enjoys traveling and doing books that leave things unsaid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperFestival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647422370066,"sku":"9780062741608","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0101a977-366c-4513-964a-b0a386448376.jpg?v=1734799600","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/elmer-padded-board-book-9780062741608","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}