Jill Murphy's wonderful Large Family, first encountered in Five Minutes Peace return in another story which will strike a chord with busy parents everywhere. It's Mr Large's birthday and Mrs Large is planning a quiet night in without any children. Unfortunately, instead of getting the children to sleep early, the effects of a long day catch up on the parents and, as so often in the Large household, things don't quite go according to plan. The Large family may be elephants but the situations in which they find themselves are all too human and all too familiar to families everywhere. (Ages 3 and over) A Big Book edition is also available.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Large Family .

There are 60 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 2001 by Walker Books Ltd .

Jill Murphy's books sell in their hundreds of thousands. Her book, THE LAST NOO-NOO, won the Smarties Prize.