
You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus
You can’t take an elephant on the bus
Patricia Cleveland-Peck
David Tazzyman
Bloomsbury, 2021
26pp., board book., RRP $A12.99
9781526620194
You can’t take an elephant on a bus and you shouldn’t put a monkey in a shopping trolley or take a tiger on a train ride. Because if you do, they will cause havoc and this delightful rhyming story explores the hazards they create. In fact there is a problem with every mode of transport for these exotic creatures except…
This is a fun-filled story that will have even the gloomiest child laughing out loud and wanting to suggest new ideas. If you can’t ask a whale to ride a bike, then what would work – or not? With quirky illustrations that are as funny as the text and a rich vocabulary that has been carefully crafted – the pig’s trotters totter – this is a surefire winner for young readers who are learning about the fun to be had in stories.