内容简介
Elmertheelephantisbright-coloredpatchworkallover.Nowondertheotherelephantslaughathim!Ifhewereordinaryelephantcolor,theothersmightstoplaughing.ThatwouldmakeElmerfeelbetter,wouldn’tit?ThesurprisingconclusionofDavidMcKee’scomicalfableisacelebrationofindividualityandthepoweroflaughter.
作者简介
DavidMcKeegrewupinDevon,England.Later,whileastudentatPlymouthArtCollege,hebegansellinghiscartoondrawingstonewspapers.Since1964hehaspublishedanumberofsuccessfulbooksforchildren,includingtheKingRollostories,whichhehelpedanimateforBritishtelevision.HisfirstbookforLothropwasSnowWoman,ofwhichPublishersWeeklysaid,"ItisMcKee'ssuperbhumor--conveyedalmostsolelyintheillustrations...thatwinstheday."OfhissecondLothropbook,Who'saCleverBaby,PublishersWeeklyhadthistosay:"Grandma'salliterativefrenziesarefascinatingandreaderswillfindBaby'smanipulativestubbornnessvastlyamusing."Mr.McKeeenjoystravelinganddoingbooksthat"leavethingsunsaid."DavidMcKeegrewupinDevon,England.Later,whileastudentatPlymouthArtCollege,hebegansellinghiscartoondrawingstonewspapers.Since1964hehaspublishedanumberofsuccessfulbooksforchildren,includingtheKingRollostories,whichhehelpedanimateforBritishtelevision.HisfirstbookforLothropwasSnowWoman,ofwhichPublishersWeeklysaid,"ItisMcKee'ssuperbhumor--conveyedalmostsolelyintheillustrations...thatwinstheday."OfhissecondLothropbook,Who'saCleverBaby,PublishersWeeklyhadthistosay:"Grandma'salliterativefrenziesarefascinatingandreaderswillfindBaby'smanipulativestubbornnessvastlyamusing."Mr.McKeeenjoystravelinganddoingbooksthat"leavethingsunsaid."
