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You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus
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'You will laugh out loud' - Guardian
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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!
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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 Holiday
Brilliantly funny - Abi Elphinstone A cheetah in charge of a camper van? Rhinos rampaging round the campsite? Meerkats playing minigolf? This riotous book features all sorts of crazy creatures that you would definitely NOT want to take on your holiday! Imagine playing minigolf with meerkats or building a sandcastle with an armadillo! And don’t even think about eating candyfloss...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car
'BRILLIANTLY FUNNY' - Abi Elphinstone on You Can't Take an Elephant on HolidayHave you ever seen a weightlifting wombat, or a figure-skating alligator?How about a pole-vaulting hippo, or an octopus . . . playing table tennis?Get ready for all sorts of hilarious animal antics in this side-splitting picture book from the creators of the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
You Can't Let an Elephant Pull Santa's Sleigh
Chaos at Christmas! Join a whole host of animals in silly situations as they try to celebrate the festive season.You can’t let an elephant pull Santa’s sleigh,if you want your presents on Christmas Day . . .He’ll do his best to tug it up to the skybut the sad fact is – elephants can’t fly!Raccoons decorating your Christmas tree? Pulling...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus
'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...Board book$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
Pre-orderYou Can't Take an Elephant into School
Flamingo gym teachers swinging from the rafters? Hyena librarians howling in the hushed library? Koala science teachers causing a real stink? Written by the hilarious team behind the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant series, this is a must-have for both new and returning fans. With irresistible rhyme and laugh-out-loud illustrations, this action-packed book full of outlandish animal antics is...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Dec 2026Pre-order -
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You Can't Take an Elephant into School
Flamingo gym teachers swinging from the rafters? Hyena librarians howling in the hushed library? Koala science teachers causing a real stink? Written by the hilarious team behind the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant series, this book is a must-have for both new and returning fans. With irresistible rhyme and laugh-out-loud illustrations, this action-packed book full of outlandish animal antics...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Dec 2026Pre-order -
You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car
Brilliantly funny - Abi Elphinstone on You Can't Take an Elephant on Holiday You will laugh out loud - Guardian on You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus _______________ A band of weird and wonderful creatures try to compete in the most unsuitable sports in this fifth title in the bestselling You Can’t Let an Elephant... series. Have you...HardbackSold Out -
You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus
'You will laugh out loud' - Guardian _______________ Now celebrating 10 years of sensational silliness, this timeless bestseller is full of crazy, clever and chaotic fun. Follow an ensemble of animals as they attempt to ride all sorts of thoroughly unsuitable vehicles in this hilarious, one-of-a-kind rhyming text. You can’t take an elephant on the bus … It would simply...PaperbackSold Out -
You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency
'You will laugh out loud' - Guardian, on You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus An elephant firefighter? A traffic cop sloth? A paramedic chimpanzee? What a catastrophe! In case of emergency, you'd do best to avoid all of these creatures. Find out why in this hilarious picture book filled with the most unlikely rescue attempts. This brilliant, laugh-out-loud...PaperbackSold Out -
You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger
'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...PaperbackSold Out
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
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.
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.
Also by Patricia Cleveland-Peck
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Brilliantly funny - Abi Elphinstone A cheetah in charge of a camper van? Rhinos rampaging round the campsite? Meerkats playing minigolf? This riotous book features all sorts of crazy creatures that you would definitely NOT want to take on your holiday! Imagine playing minigolf with meerkats or building a sandcastle with an armadillo! And don’t even think about eating candyfloss...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car
'BRILLIANTLY FUNNY' - Abi Elphinstone on You Can't Take an Elephant on HolidayHave you ever seen a weightlifting wombat, or a figure-skating alligator?How about a pole-vaulting hippo, or an octopus . . . playing table tennis?Get ready for all sorts of hilarious animal antics in this side-splitting picture book from the creators of the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
You Can't Let an Elephant Pull Santa's Sleigh
Chaos at Christmas! Join a whole host of animals in silly situations as they try to celebrate the festive season.You can’t let an elephant pull Santa’s sleigh,if you want your presents on Christmas Day . . .He’ll do his best to tug it up to the skybut the sad fact is – elephants can’t fly!Raccoons decorating your Christmas tree? Pulling...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Pre-order
You Can't Take an Elephant into School
Flamingo gym teachers swinging from the rafters? Hyena librarians howling in the hushed library? Koala science teachers causing a real stink? Written by the hilarious team behind the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant series, this is a must-have for both new and returning fans. With irresistible rhyme and laugh-out-loud illustrations, this action-packed book full of outlandish animal antics is...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Dec 2026Pre-order -
Pre-order
You Can't Take an Elephant into School
Flamingo gym teachers swinging from the rafters? Hyena librarians howling in the hushed library? Koala science teachers causing a real stink? Written by the hilarious team behind the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant series, this book is a must-have for both new and returning fans. With irresistible rhyme and laugh-out-loud illustrations, this action-packed book full of outlandish animal antics...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Dec 2026Pre-order -
You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car
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You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency
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You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger
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