Elephant is looking forward to his first day at nursery school, but soon realizes that he is just too big and clumsy when he tries to join in the games with his nursery friends. Then his mother arrives and he gets the biggest hug of all! A sensitive and reassuring story, perfect for children starting nursery.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2004 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Author: Simon Puttock wa born in New Zealand but now lives in Edinburgh. He is an established children's picture book writer and has worked with many publishers including Macmillan and OUP.