Emily Brown, Stanley the bunny and Matilda the elephant are busy going on adventures, but every time they get to a particularly exciting part ...Ring! Ring! goes the Emergency Telephone and it's Matilda's mummy on the end worrying that Matilda isn't wearing her wellies, or eating properly or almost anything. How can Emily Brown persuade her that sometimes adventures are good? This brilliant new title from this award-winning team is a witty and poignant book about the importance of spending quality time with your children and allowing them to explore the world around them.
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This was part of the 'Hit List' - Every week they ask an independent retailer to recommend 10 books and on this occasion it was Lesley Agnew at the Muswell Hill Children's Bookshop 'Doesn't Matilda's Mummy know that elephants don't need socks? Or that Emily Brown doesn't need calls on her emergency phone when she is having adventure's? Over protective parenting causes problems in the latest in the delightful Emily Brown series.' -- Independent on Sunday 20090927 'Captivate the children and undermine the parents. What more could you ask for a book for thee-five year olds?' -- Sunday Telegraph 20091201 'Life lessons here for all over-threes.' -- Independent on Sunday 20091201 'Anxious parents who are too quick to reach for their mobiles are warned off over-protectiveness by the intrepid characters in this delicious fantastical adventure.' -- The Guardian 20091201
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Cressida Cowell grew up mostly in Central London. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. She lives in Hammersmith, London with her husband, three children and a hamster Mini. Neal Layton was born in Chichester, West Sussex. Many of his ideas come he says from his childhood. In the past he has worked on a lettuce farm, in a chocolate factory, a teapot factory, a book shop and has delivered papers. Neal has illustrated more than 40 books to date working with award winning authors such as Michael Rosen and Roger McGough. 'Oscar and Arabella' which he both wrote and illustrated won him the Smarties prize in 2002. He now lives in Southsea, Portsmouth with his girlfriend who is also an artist, and their baby daughter.
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Cressida Cowell grew up mostly in Central London. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. Cressida loves illustrating her own work, but also loves writing books for other people to illustrate as the end result can be so unexpected and inspiring. Cressida has written and illustrated eight books in the popular Hiccup series. The unique blend of child centred humour and sublime prose made Hiccup an instant hit. How to Train Your Dragon has reached over 100,000 sales and is now published in over 30 languages. A Dreamworks feature film is due to be released in 2010. Also the author of picture books, Cressida has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006 and has been shortlisted for many others. Cressida lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and two cats.
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Great series (Emily Brown),
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This review is from: Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency (Paperback)
Since my granddaughter enjoys reading the Rabbit book, I ordered and received the Elephant Emergency book. My confirmation from Amazon stated that the book would ship after Christmas, however, I received it during the first week of December. I want to thank The Book Depository for shipping it early. I will write another review after my granddaughter had a chance to read it.
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Another great Emily Brown Book! 2 Thumbs Up!,
This review is from: Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency (Paperback)
As a fan of That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, I was curious to read the other two Emily Brown books. I was able to get a copy of Emily Brown and the Thing from my library. It was okay, not a favorite, I was curious about this book and was able to watch David Tennant reading it on YouTube. This book is excellent. I love it and my 4 year old loves it. I will definitely buy this book and read it again and again. I love the imagination that is in this book and the other one. I think it really encourages children to use their imaginations. I do hope Cressida Cowell continues to write more great books about this character. To view the reading on YouTube check out [...].
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