Poppet is a little African elephant. When he is born, his mother warns him against mice because they run up elephants' trunks. Poppet spends some time asking various creatures if they are mice and then, to his horror, one of them says 'Yes'. However, Momo the mouse persuades Poppet that he's been told an old wives' tale and the two become friends. Poppet's mother is horrified but is won over in the end by Momo's eloquence.

 

This book is part of a book series called Young Puffin Colour .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Nicola Grant lives in Kent. She is the author of Don't Be So Nosy, Posy! published by Little Tiger Press. Michael Terry lives in Hythe, Kent. He has illustrated over 12 books for children including Here Comes The Crocodile for Little Tiger Press. Authors featuring on this anthology include Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras, Michael Rosen, Linda Allen and Vivian French