Elmer's day

PreS‘These books feature a colorful patchwork elephant in their title subjects. Elmer's winsome personality shines through as he romps with a variety of wild animals from all over the world‘polar bears and leopards, elephants and kangaroos‘in this jungle fantasyland. Elmer's Friends, the most sophisticated of the four, leaves readers with the message that we can be different and still get along. The other texts are fairly generic, according to the concept depicted; most of the illustrations, done in bold, textured paints, are appealing and will encourage responses from toddlers. Solid choices for the board-book set.‘Linda Wicher, Highland Park Public Library, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Four board books follow the simple adventures of a brightly colored patchwork elephant in order to introduce the concepts of colors, animals, weather, and time of day. The cartoonlike illustrations are engaging, and Elmer stands out from the other elephants for his joie de vivre as well as his color. From HORN BOOK 1994, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.