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You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger

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You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger by Patricia Cleveland-Peck is a whimsical and light-hearted children's book. It explores the hilarious chaos that ensues when animals and big construction vehicles mix in unexpected ways. With colourful illustrations and playful scenarios, it engages young readers in a delightful and imaginative exploration of what happens when animals step out of their usual roles.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger

Join a whole host of animals in crazy situations in this riotous follow-up to the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus. Can an elephant drive a digger?

Join a whole host of animals in crazy situations in this riotous follow-up to the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus. Can an elephant drive a digger?

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'Chaotically witty illustrations will have little ones squealing with mirth' - The Evening Standard

Elephants driving diggers? Gorillas on scooters? A shark in the bath? A kangaroo ... on the loo?

Join in with the fun as an array of improbable creatures tries to be helpful (with hilarious consequences) in this laugh-out-loud picture book.

Don't miss out on the other hilarious books in this series: You Canโ€™t Take an Elephant on the Bus, 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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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408879146

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 July 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Tazzyman

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 242.0mm

Height: 272.0mm

Weight: 195g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Patricia Cleveland-Peck lived in France and Ireland before settling in rural Sussex. She has published fourteen childrenโ€™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 childrenโ€™s books with the bestselling You Canโ€™t Take an Elephant on the Bus.

David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont), 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. The bestselling You Canโ€™t Take an Elephant on the Bus was his first picture book for Bloomsbury. He lives in Leicestershire with his partner and their three children.

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