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Elephant Island
by Leo Timmers
Age Range: Under_5
Caught in a storm Arnold the Elephant finds himself shipwrecked and washed up on a tiny island. After a long time, a mouse comes along in a small boat. As Arnold attempts to step aboard disaster strikes and now the mouseboat is smashed to pieces. Clever Arnold is nothing if not resourceful, and he uses the wreckage to expand the island. Then comes along an old sea Dog. Can his boat take Arnold’s weight? With each vessel that arrives none can save the shipwrecked elephant but Arnold’s ingenuity ensures that he uses all the wreckage materials to construct a Ferris wheel, an elevator and even a waffle maker! Elephant island just gets bigger and bigger and soon there is enough room for everyone.
Another clever and hilarious creation from Belgian author and illustrator Leo Timmers, with the English text by James Brown. As with all of Timmer’s books Elephant Island has layer upon layer of discovery. The illustrations are intricate and packed with detail so readers will have great fun following Elephant’s antics as he builds his magnificent island.
Other titles by Leo Timmers published by Gecko Press and reviewed on the website are: Where is the Dragon? (2021) Monkey on the Run (2019), Gus’s Garage (2016) Frankie (2016) Bang (2013) I am King (2007) and Who’s Driving? (2006)