Monty the elephant is given two things to remember: to stay with the herd and that his mama loves him. But when he sees something blue and bright, he forgets and goes off to investigate. Will he find his mama again before the rains come?

 

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 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Michael Broad lives in Surrey with a big black dog called Bella who likes to drop toys at his feet while he's writing or drawing and then waits for him to get up and trip over them.