All in One Piece

I've got a secret. Though your kids will love this book (mine did) it's not really for them--it's for all the longing for a night all to themselves. Though the Large family are elephants, you will relate to them all the way through. I love the clever illustrations--especially the look on Mr. and Mrs. Larges' faces when they finally slip out the door. (This is the second book I've gotten in this series. The one I first read, "A Quiet Night in (Little Favourites)" is still my favorite).

I smile every time I pick up this book. The authors' sense of humor (she must be a mother) is evident in every page. As I got ready to go out to a special party, almost all the events in this book actually happened! This book you can read to your kids over and over (especially since you can rant and rave when you are reading the part of Mrs. Elephant ;-) )

The best children's books are ones which adults also love, because then we parents don't mind reading them over and over again............ All Jill Murphy's books are charming and funny , but her ones about Mrs Large and the elephant family are my favorites. I read them to my children when they were little and now my kids are reading them to the baby I care for.