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You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus

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You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus by Patricia Cleveland-Peck is a whimsical children's book exploring the chaos that ensues when animals attempt to use human forms of transportation. Through playful rhymes and amusing illustrations, young readers are shown why animals like elephants, monkeys, and tigers are better left to their own habitats instead of trying to fit into buses, boats, or bikes. The book delivers a lighthearted message about finding suitable spaces and activities for everyone.
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You might enjoy this book if you love humorous, imaginative stories that delight young readers with vibrant illustrations and playful rhymes. It's perfect for children who enjoy whimsical tales about what happens when animals try to participate in human activities, sparking giggles and encouraging their imaginations to run wild.

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You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus

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'You will laugh out loud' - Guardian _______________ Get ready for a fun-filled ride and join a whole range of crazy creatures on a hilarious board book adventure! You can’t take an elephant on the bus It would simply cause a terrible fuss! Elephants' bottoms are heavy and fat and would certainly squash the seats quite flat. Never put a camel in a sailing boat, or a tiger on a train, and don't even THINK about asking a whale to ride a bike … This riotous board book is filled with animals causing total disaster as they try to travel in the most unsuitable vehicles. With hilarious rhyming text and spectacular illustrations, this is a real romp of a book – perfect for reading aloud! _______________ Don't miss out on the other hilarious books in this series: You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger, You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency, You Can't Take an Elephant on Holiday, and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car. Collect them all!

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You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus by Patricia Cleveland-Peck is praised for its humour and imaginative scenarios, delighting both children and adults. The book is brought to life with energetic and playful illustrations by David Tazzyman, complemented by a jaunty rhyming text. Readers appreciate the crazy and chaotic adventures depicted, which evoke laughter and encourage imagination.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526620194

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Board book

Date Published: 21 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Tazzyman

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 172.0mm

Height: 192.0mm

Weight: 419g

Pages: 26

About the Author

Patricia Cleveland-Peck lived in France and Ireland before settling in rural Sussex. She has published fourteen children’s books and has also written adult books and plays. She now works as a travel journalist and, with a young granddaughter, she returned to the world of children’s books with the bestselling You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger, which together have sold over 200,000 copies. David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books, which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David grew up in Leicester and studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger are just two of his picture books for Bloomsbury and have sold over 200,000 copies. He lives in Leicestershire with his partner and their three children.

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