Elmer & the other elephants are waiting for the storm to end so they can see the beautiful colourful rainbow. But something dreadful has happened: the rainbow has lost its colours! Elmer decides to give his own colours to the rainbow. But what will happen to Elmer if he gives the rainbow his own colours? Will he lose them for ever? ...

Aided & abetted by his ventriloquist cousin Wilbur Elmer pretends to be blown away on the windiest day. They make fools of the other elephants but when the laughter dies down Elmer reassures them that a heavy elephant is safe in the worst of gales. When he tries to prove it much to his surprise he really does get blown away! Read along with the audio CD included to bring the story to life! ...

At the first hint of a chill in the air Elmer's friends start complaining about the cold so Elmer decides to show them what cold weather is really like. They set off for a walk up a mountain & the higher they get the colder it gets. A good snowball fight at the top warms them all up but the elephants agree that compared with the freezing mountain top their home is not really that cold at all. With his typical sense of mischief & fun Elmer shows how hot & cold are only relative. ...

Elmer the patchwork elephant has a busy day ahead of him. He likes to have fun squirting himself with water & playing with his friends. He often stops for a chat & when he is hungry he stops for lunch -some fresh juicy grass. At night Elmer likes to count stars but he never gets very far before falling fast asleep! The bold colours & simple rhyming story of ELMERS DAY will enchant very young children who will love learning the lines by heart. ...

Whatever the weather Elmer still has fun. He splashes in the puddles when it rains & has snowball fights with his friends when it snows. He loves the clouds that look like things made from cotton wool & when the sun is out he wears some crazy dark glasses. ...

This charming book of colours for very young children features all the colours of the much-loved patchwork elephant Elmer. Every spread has one or two bold & bright colours. Elmer loves them all
- which is your favourite? Children will love the vibrant colours & rhyming text which combine to make a wonderfully original book of colours.
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Eloise lives with her nanny at The Plaza Hotel in New York. The daughter of extremely rich parents she is left daily to her own devices. She knows everything about The Plaza & everyone in it. Henry James would want to study her. Queen Victoria would recognise her as an Equal. The New York Jets would want to have her on their side. Lewis Carroll would love her (once he got over the initial shock). Her antics are hilarious her characterisation of those around her perfect & whether you are about to fall in love with Eloise or you already adore her you ought to have this book. ...

Yesterday I almost saw her. I was standing on the sun deck looking out to sea revelling in the unexpected warmth of the February sun. A butterfly trembled on a nearby buddleia & suddenly I smelled her perfume. She wasnt there of course. How could she be when I had seen her lying in her coffin just two weeks ago the day before she was buried her casket surrounded by the scented candles she loved? She lay in Cornish ground now... Compulsively-readable & incredibly haunting this is the debut novel from broadcaster journalist & Book Club champion Judy Finnigan. ...

Yesterday I almost saw her. I was standing on the sun deck looking out to sea revelling in the unexpected warmth of the February sun. A butterfly trembled on a nearby buddleia & suddenly I smelled her perfume. She wasn't there of course. How could she be when I had seen her lying in her coffin just two weeks ago the day before she was buried her casket surrounded by the scented candles she loved? She lay in Cornish ground now... Compulsively-readable & incredibly haunting this is the Sunday Times bestselling debut novel from broadcaster journalist & Book Club champion Judy Finnigan. ...

She was a daughter a wife a mother. She was my friend. But what secrets did Eloise take to her grave? After her best friend Eloise dies from breast cancer Cathy is devastated. But then Cathy begins to have disturbing dreams that imply Eloise's death was not all it seems. With a history of depression Cathy is only just recovering from a nervous breakdown & her husband Chris a psychiatrist is acutely aware of his wife's mental frailty. When Cathy tells Chris of her suspicions about Eloise's death as well as her ability to sense Eloise's spirit Chris thinks she is losing her grip on reality once again. Stung by her husband's scepticism Cathy decides to explore Eloise's mysterious past putting herself in danger as she finds herself drawn ever deeper into her friend's great
- & tragic
- secret. Compulsively-readable & incredibly haunting this is the debut novel from broadcaster journalist & Book Club champion Judy Finnigan.

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