Elmer was first published by Dobson Books in 1968, and re-issued with re-drawn illustrations in a slightly shortened version by Andersen Press in 1989.[1] It was inspired by the mascot of the Bordeaux zoo (which closed in 1974) in France. The books are published in the United Kingdom by Andersen Press and were published in the United States by HarperCollins originally, Andersen Press USA now publishes in America. Forty-one book titles have been created since 1989, and the series has sold more than eight million copies in fifty languages around the world. Satoshi Kitamura carried out the Japanese translation. Kim yang-mi carried out the Korean translation.
Themesedit
Elmer is an elephant with yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, green, black and white squares arranged as a patchwork. He has a cheerful and optimistic personality, and he loves practical jokes.
The stories are suitable for early exploration of cultural diversity. One day, Elmer decides that he wants to look like all the other elephants, and paints himself grey in order to 'blend in'. Once painted, the other elephants and jungle creatures no longer recognise him. He returns to the herd and the other elephants stand quietly until Elmer can't take the quiet any more. He lifts his trunk and then, at the top of his voice, shouts "Boo!", which unknowingly surprises the other elephants. The other elephants immediately realise that the grey elephant must be Elmer and applaud him for his best joke ever. When it begins to rain, the grey paint that Elmer has covered himself with starts to disappear, and Elmer's "true colours" are revealed, much to the delight of his friends, who preferred his multicoloured and fun loving personality. Following their happy reunion, the elephants reassure Elmer that they love him because of his differences, and not in spite of them, and they celebrate by painting themselves in multicoloured paint (and Elmer paints himself grey), in recognition of Elmer's unique appearance and personality.
Merchandiseedit
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant also features in a wide range of merchandising. His first story is also featured and animated in Anytime Tales, a storytelling animated programme narrating five of David McKee and Tony Ross' stories. The story of Elmer was originally narrated by British voice actor Johnny Morris, who died on 6 May 1999, aged 82. Sophie Aldred also read his first story which was also animated by Mike Hibbert in an episode of Words and Pictures from 1993, featuring the letter E.
Musical stageedit
A musical stage version created by Jonathan Rockefeller was adapted by Suzanne Maynard Miller, with songs by Allison Leyton-Brown. After an initial engagement in Toronto (December 2017), Elmer the Patchwork Elephant show embarked upon a tour of the UK in January 2019.
The stories are suitable for early exploration of the themes and issues relating to the concept of Diversity. 28 May 2016 was declared Elmer's Day by publisher Andersen Press.[2] Libraries and bookshops across Britain held Elmer themed events.[3]
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This article is about Children s book series For other notable elephants named Elmer see Elmer the Elephant This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Elmer the Patchwork Elephant news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Elmer the Patchwork Elephant often shortened to Elmer is a children s picture book series by the British author David McKee Elmer the Patchwork ElephantBook cover for Elmer the Patchwork ElephantAuthorDavid McKeeIllustratorDavid McKeeLanguageEnglishNo of books44 List of books Contents 1 The books 1 1 Themes 2 Merchandise 3 Musical stage 4 Titles 5 Reception 6 External links 7 ReferencesThe books editElmer was first published by Dobson Books in 1968 and re issued with re drawn illustrations in a slightly shortened version by Andersen Press in 1989 1 It was inspired by the mascot of the Bordeaux zoo which closed in 1974 in France The books are published in the United Kingdom by Andersen Press and were published in the United States by HarperCollins originally Andersen Press USA now publishes in America Forty one book titles have been created since 1989 and the series has sold more than eight million copies in fifty languages around the world Satoshi Kitamura carried out the Japanese translation Kim yang mi carried out the Korean translation Themes edit Elmer is an elephant with yellow orange red pink purple blue green black and white squares arranged as a patchwork He has a cheerful and optimistic personality and he loves practical jokes The stories are suitable for early exploration of cultural diversity One day Elmer decides that he wants to look like all the other elephants and paints himself grey in order to blend in Once painted the other elephants and jungle creatures no longer recognise him He returns to the herd and the other elephants stand quietly until Elmer can t take the quiet any more He lifts his trunk and then at the top of his voice shouts Boo which unknowingly surprises the other elephants The other elephants immediately realise that the grey elephant must be Elmer and applaud him for his best joke ever When it begins to rain the grey paint that Elmer has covered himself with starts to disappear and Elmer s true colours are revealed much to the delight of his friends who preferred his multicoloured and fun loving personality Following their happy reunion the elephants reassure Elmer that they love him because of his differences and not in spite of them and they celebrate by painting themselves in multicoloured paint and Elmer paints himself grey in recognition of Elmer s unique appearance and personality Merchandise editElmer the Patchwork Elephant also features in a wide range of merchandising His first story is also featured and animated in Anytime Tales a storytelling animated programme narrating five of David McKee and Tony Ross stories The story of Elmer was originally narrated by British voice actor Johnny Morris who died on 6 May 1999 aged 82 Sophie Aldred also read his first story which was also animated by Mike Hibbert in an episode of Words and Pictures from 1993 featuring the letter E Musical stage editA musical stage version created by Jonathan Rockefeller was adapted by Suzanne Maynard Miller with songs by Allison Leyton Brown After an initial engagement in Toronto December 2017 Elmer the Patchwork Elephant show embarked upon a tour of the UK in January 2019 Titles edit1 Elmer 1989 originally published in 1968 2 Elmer Again 1991 3 Elmer on Stilts 1993 4 Elmer and Wilbur 1994 5 Elmer s Colours 1994 6 Elmer s Day 1994 7 Elmer s Friends 1994 8 Elmer s Weather 1994 9 Elmer in the Snow 1995 10 The Elmer Pop Up Book 1996 11 Elmer and the Wind 1997 12 Elmer Plays Hide and Seek 1997 13 Elmer and the Lost Teddy 1999 14 Elmer and the Stranger 2000 15 Look There s Elmer 2000 16 Elmer and Grandpa Eldo 2001 17 Elmer s Concert 2001 18 Elmer and Butterfly 2002 19 Elmer s New Friend 2002 20 Elmer and the Hippos 2003 21 Elmer s Jigsaw Book 2003 22 Elmer and Snake 2004 23 Elmer and Rose 2005 24 Elmer and Aunt Zelda 2006 25 Elmer s Baby Record Book 2006 26 Elmer and the Rainbow 2007 27 Elmer s First Counting Book 2007 28 Elmer s Opposites 2007 29 Elmer and the Big Bird 2008 30 Elmer s Special Day 2009 31 Elmer and Papa Red 2010 32 Elmer and Super El 2011 33 Elmer Rose and Super El 2012 34 Elmer and the Whales 2013 35 Elmer And The Monster 2015 36 Elmer s Christmas 2015 37 Elmer and the Race 2016 38 Elmer and the Flood 2016 39 Elmer and the Tune 2017 40 Elmer s Walk 2018 41 Elmer s Birthday 2019 42 Elmer and the Lost Treasure 2020 43 Elmer and the Bedtime Story 2021 44 Elmer and the Gift 2022 Reception editThe stories are suitable for early exploration of the themes and issues relating to the concept of Diversity 28 May 2016 was declared Elmer s Day by publisher Andersen Press 2 Libraries and bookshops across Britain held Elmer themed events 3 External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal UK publisher website Archived 2012 01 13 at the Wayback Machine US publisher websiteReferences edit Eyre Charlotte 12 March 2019 McKee reflects on three decades of Elmer as the iconic elephant turns global The Bookseller Elmer Day www andersenpress co uk Andersen Press Archived from the original on 1 May 2016 Retrieved 27 June 2016 Elmer the Patchwork Elephant celebrated in libraries www suffolklibraries co uk Suffolk Libraries 25 May 2016 Archived from the original on 18 October 2016 Retrieved 27 June 2016 https www broadwayworld com uk regional article ELMER THE PATCHWORK ELEPHANT To Embark on UK Tour 20181025 https www elmertheshow com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elmer the Patchwork Elephant amp oldid 1214725217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
