Too Many Elephants in this House

by Ursula Dubosarsky, Andrew Joyner (Illustrations)

In Eric's house there were too many elephants—in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, even in his bedroom! The elephants take up a lot of space, but Eric loves every one of them. So when his mom says they have to go, Eric comes up with a clever solution to a very BIG problem.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Animals

32 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 2012

About the author

Ursula Dubosarsky is an award-winning author of numerous books for children and young adults. About The Golden Day, her first book with Candlewick Press, she says, "The little girls watch, wonder, respond, change, and grow — and then their childhood is gone, forever. This element of the story, I suppose, is at least partly autobiographical. But, as I say — all of our teachers come home safe and sound in the end." Ursula Dubosarsky lives in Australia.

Reviews

[Roya · Rating 3 out of 5]

"خانه‌ای پر از فیل" که نشر کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان اون رو منتشر کرده.
در سومین تلاش، بالاخره یه کتاب نسبتا خوب و بامزه پیدا کردم و حالا می‌تونم بخوابم =)))

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

وای خدا طرح های این کتاب چقدر بامزه و ناز بودند.
متعاقب معرفی های رویا دارم میرم سراغ این کتاب‌ها.
فروردین ۱۴۰۴

[Sarah Gunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much. It's just delightful, like you've stepped into a child's imagination. It's fun to read, with a wonderful rhythm and dance to the words. It's simple, silly, and it never fails to charms young children.

Of course, my favourite thing to do when re-reading this book to my Kinders is to replace key words with completely wrong ones, because there's nothing kids love more than correcting grown-ups.

"Too Many Elephants in this House" by Ursula Dubosarsky - one of my favourites in my collection!

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another entertaining and fun read from Dubosarsky who shines in her role as an author continually. This one is involving elephants and how can you go wrong with a house filled with elephants? Despite the ridiculous plot the story is charming enough and another nice little picture book.

[Joy Keil · Rating 3 out of 5]

2 yo enjoyed. Fun illustrations, easy to read.

[Amanda Gregory · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5 year old liked reading this book

[Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book. My favourite part was that the elephants were real to the boy.

[Teacher Librarian Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book to discuss the solution to the problem of having too many elephants and then why did the solution work!

[Cruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

author: Ursula Dubosarsky
illustrator: Andrew Joyner
First Published: 2012

A play on imagination, Too Many Elephants in this House is full of whimsy and humour. It brings forth possibilities and wishes.



A nice book that would comfortably add to the bookshelf.

Age:
Read aloud - 4+
Read yourself - 7+

References:
Author's webpage: http://ursuladubosarsky.squarespace.c...
Illustrator's webpage: http://andrewjoyner.com.au/too-many-e...

(ISBN 9780670075461)

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[John Hostetter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not to copy another reviewer, but I definitely good a Seuss feeling when reading this book. The illustrations were in the same style and the subject of the story reminded me a lot of the Seuss classic story, "The Cat in the Hat." This book was very fun to read and would be great as a read aloud in class. I would like to check out more from this author because I think this would be a favorite in the class room!

[Stef Rozitis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book was a lot of fun. I would buy it for young relatives because of how fun it is. A bit of surrealism is a good thing to have in early childhood I think. Not so much political/social commentary here (unless you want to analyse the way mothers are frequently portrayed as the arch enemy of the imaginative and playful child) but good, clean fun. And anything with elephants is quite an attractive read don't you think?

[Gaby · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very cute story that will be read as part of this year's National Simultaneous Storytime in May.

It is a good story to use to discuss creative thinking and problem solving. Stop reading before the book's solution and encourage children to come up with a range of ways to solve the problem of having too many elephants in the house!

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clever and fun concept, written by Dubosarsky with no words wasted, as all good picture books should be. Expertly and joyfully illustrated by the talented Andrew Joyner. Colour, fun, an imaginative idea to think about and talk about with children. A very good picture book.

[ISLN (Int'l School Library Network) Singapore]

"The elephants take up a lot of space, but Eric loves every one of them. So when his mum says they have to go, Eric comes up with a clever solution to a very BIG problem." (Australia)

[Meghan Douglas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bright, cheerful and fun, this imaginative and playful story will be a hit with young readers.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice colours, somewhat Seuss-like, and it raises questions about imagination versus reality.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute imaginative story full of elephants.

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[Dream Team · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, fun tale

[Dee-Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this too my sons this morning. A great way to start the day. Loved the elephants. Crazy fun theme with cute pictures . It put everyone in a good mood.

[Gervy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely retro illustrations. Cute.