![]() The story of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant celebrates diversity, not just in terms of what someone looks like but also for allowing individuals to behave differently too and the story has been praised for allowing children to enjoy a story in which looking and acting differently is a positive thing and to be celebrated and enjoyed, culminating in the other elephants celebrating Elmer with Elmer's Day when they all decorated themselves in colourful ways and paraded around. Elmer realises that the other elephants appreciate his true colours and the colourful fun he brings to the herd.Įlmer's creator, David McKee, when asked during an interview with The Guardian in 2014 what inspired him to write about a fun and colourful elephant who lived with a herd of monochrome elephants, recounted a racist incident that he'd experienced back in the 1960's whilst out with his mixed race wife and daughter, an encounter which obviously greatly affected and disturbed him. Elmer the Elephant Elmer David McKee £6.99 Paperback 10+ in stock Available Happy 30th Birthday, Elmer Elmer is patchwork.Collect this special 30th birthday edition of David McKees first book about Elmer, that turned this adorable patchwork elephant into a nursery favourite. The other elephants don't recognise him and he notices that the mood of the other elephants is rather flat and sombre, so Elmer surprises them all by shouting 'Boo!' loudly which makes them all laugh, both at the surprise and at Elmer disguising himself. But one night Elmer worries that the other elephants are laughing at him for being colourful or different and so he disguises himself and returns to his herd as grey as the others. A modern classic, this picture book is known to millions, and continues to be the strongest seller of the whole series, having sold over 2 million copies around the world. We then turn over to see the brightly coloured smiling Elmer standing in the dazzling sunshine and read all about him and the many colours that make up this colourful elephant.Įlmer has a fun loving happy personality to match his colourful exterior and he gets on with all the other elephants in his herd plus all the other animals in the jungle too. Elmer the colourful patchwork elephant has been a nursery favourite since this first book was published in 1989. All that is, except Elmer." The introductory image shows a variety of elephants, of all shapes and sizes, but all in the same dirgy grey colour. ![]() Elephants like this, that or the other, call different but all happy and all the same colour. A police officer, for example, swears to serve their community. Some argue that the assumption of obligation relies upon some sort of contract or promise. It’s unclear, however, if Elmer is obligated to fulfill this specific role of the jokester. ![]() Elephants young, elephants old, elephants tall or fat or thin. In the book, the elephants only laugh when Elmer is around in a sense, they rely upon him. Elmer the beloved colourful patchwork elephant is celebrating his 30th birthday this year, with Saturday 25th May being Elmer day.Įlmer was written in 1968 by David McKee, with the original story setting the scene for who Elmer was and where he lived.
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