false 1223119 17 Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him! If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. That would make Elmer feel better, wouldn't it? The surprising conclusion of David McKee's comical fable is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter. 1178938 1968 Elmer (Elmer Books) total:139|5:79|4:38|3:17|2:5|1:0| 139 608 159 17 5 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 22:30:40 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 22:42:15 -0700 2009
how often we feel different from the people around us. We'd want to be like everyone else, and we can't.

Elmer discovers that it's more fun, and his friends like him more when he's himself even though he's different....and to celebrate Elmer's differences his ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 28 15:00:10 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 15:02:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 13 23:45:39 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 23:45:39 -0800 2008
Essentially it's a story about a patchwork elephant with a vibrant personality. One day he decides he wants to be like all the rest of the elephants; grey, so he paints himself grey.

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You see, he is different from the other elephants, but he learns to like himself for being unique. He reminds me of so many ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 03 17:55:53 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 17:55:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 04 08:48:24 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 07:17:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 10:23:34 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 10:27:27 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 20:10:42 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 20:12:57 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Feb 06 14:29:08 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 14:30:23 -0800 2008
I miss working with little kids because I used to use this book a lot. ]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 31 17:57:48 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 18:01:28 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Apr 15 19:42:51 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 19:47:22 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Feb 29 09:13:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 09:13:56 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Mon Nov 09 17:25:56 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:25:56 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 16:26:05 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 16:26:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 02 06:31:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 06:31:17 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1223119