Elmer Takes Off

Have you ever seen an elephant fly? Well, on a particularly windy day, the elephant herd is holed up in a cave, not wanting to go out, along with a few birds. But Wilbur and Elmer assure them that elephants cannot be blown over so out they go. Since the pair love pratical jokes, they get inside another cave, out of the sight of the herd and Wilbur does his ventriloquism, making the herd think that they're in trouble and about to fly off. So, the herd tie themselves together, tail to tail, and go out to find them. They realize it was another joke and go backwards to get back into the cave. If that wasn't funny enough, Elmer insists that elephants cannot be blown over and goes out by himself again. However, this time, his cries for help are somewhat ignored by the herd until they see him flying overhead! A beautiful patchwork elephant goes flying throughout the jungle, his ears a wonderful way of transportation. It's just a wonderfully funny book and these Elmer books are just awesome. They're all pretty funny and teach good lessons too. David McKee has a wonderful sense of that British humor and these books are just loved in our house. I highly recommend these as a writer myself.