Elmer's Colors (Board Book) [Board book]

David McKee (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Elmer Books

Meet Elmer -- every child's favorite patchwork elephant!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-These books feature a colorful patchwork elephant in their title subjects. Elmer's winsome personality shines through as he romps with a variety of wild animals from all over the world-polar bears and leopards, elephants and kangaroos-in this jungle fantasyland. Elmer's Friends, the most sophisticated of the four, leaves readers with the message that we can be different and still get along. The other texts are fairly generic, according to the concept depicted; most of the illustrations, done in bold, textured paints, are appealing and will encourage responses from toddlers. Solid choices for the board-book set.
Linda Wicher, Highland Park Public Library, IL
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

David 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, Who's a Clever Baby, Publishers Weekly had this to say: "Grandma's alliterative frenzies are fascinating and readers will find Baby's manipulative stubbornness vastly amusing."

Mr. McKee enjoys traveling and doing books that "leave things unsaid."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 16 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (September 29, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688137628
• ISBN-13: 978-0688137625
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Elephants > Fiction
  • #59 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Elephants
  • #61 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Basic Concepts > Colors

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elmer's Colors, March 17, 2002

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Marianne Keadey (Chapel Hill, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elmer's Colors (Board Book) (Board book)

My son adores this book. We started reading it when he was four months old and he has never tired of it (he is now 16 months). I kept checking it out of the library until finally I decided it would be worth buying him one! He loves the adventures of the colorful patchwork elephant and can now point out all the items on the pages (the yellow lemon, the green grass, etc). This is one of the books he has consistently enjoyed and is happy to have me read it 5 times in a row every day!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for under 1, March 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Elmer's Colors (Board Book) (Board book)

Our infant son loves this book! He seems to really respond to Elmer and the bright colors he experiences in this nice little book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Super cute!, November 2, 2011

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Peachy - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Elmer's Colors (Board Book) (Board book)

I bought this to accompany the stuffed Elmer toy as a shower gift. I read the story to my 4 year old and she really enjoyed it. The book is cute, I contemplated keeping it for my daughter. I for some reason imagined it was one of those tiny little board books for babies, but it's larger.