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. Use the writing activities below to encourage students to apply ideas from. 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. 'Elmer' is a book by David McKee about a patchwork elephant wishing he looked more like the other elephants in the herd. 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.
ELMER THE ELEPHANT BOOK PLUS
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. All the other elephants laugh at his jokes and enjoy the games. In this story the main character, Elmer, is a patchwork elephant, not gray like all the others. That would make Elmer feel better, wouldnt it The surprising conclusion of David McKees comical fable is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter.
No wonder the other elephants laugh at him If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. 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. In Elmer, Elmer, the patchwork elephant, enjoys the role of being the clown of the elephant herd. Have you been introduced to the world of Elmer yet We just started reading Elmer books this year and have really enjoyed them This week’s book is the first written and is titled Elmer. Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. Each time Good evening replied: Good evening But I want to Don’t be sad. Elephants young, elephants old, elephants tall or fat or thin. Elephants like this, that or the other, call different but all happy and all the same colour. 1 - 31 the elephant There was once a herd of elephants. 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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