Mouse and Elephant

Mouse and Elephant

by An Vrombaut (Author)

Synopsis

Mouse and Elephant are the best of friends, but sometimes it is hard to find just the right game to play until Elephant comes up with a very unexpected solution.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 20 Jan 2000

ISBN 10: 034074426X
ISBN 13: 9780340744260
Book Overview: The author won the Best Film at Annecy 1993 for Little Wolf .

Media Reviews
' A simple story, brilliantly told. Stunning illustrations' 5 star rating 'What a delightful story! Yet my 3 year old son had been about to toss it aside because it wasn't about trains. But within a couple of pages he was hooked; An Vrombaut's simple tale of two unlikely friends, finally brought together with a shared day out on the most amazing home-made contraption...Stunning illustration stoo. My boy loved them!' -- Amazon.co.uk / a reader from Somerset 24 April 200 This colourful easy reader picture book about size, weight, play activities and friendship tells of Mouse and Elephant who want to play together but their different sizes make it hard to find a game that suits them both. DICSEY example: Enable - more than one way helping. Mouse and Elephant represents disabled and non disabled people - both vary in abilities and prefer different ways of doing things. -- DICSEY / Happy Ever Afters the resource site for d A funny story about a hefty elephant and a tiny mouse that celebrates the power of friendship, with lots of comedy, and an ingenious solution. -- Junior, July 2000 Elephant's expression when he tries parachute jumping left my testers helpless with the giggles. Great for even the very youngest picture-book reader.
Author Bio
An grew up in Belgium. As a child she spent a lot of time drawing and writing and looking after successive generations of guinea-pigs. She moved to London in 1989 to study animation at the Royal College of Art. She has a very successful career as an animator. Her graduation film Little Wolf has won many international awards including Best Film at Annecy 1993. She is currently working on an animation series called 64 Zoo Lane and other picture books. She lives in Harrow with her husband and their baby.