The Elephant's Pillow by Diana Reynolds Roome
Long ago in old Peking, a rich, bored young boy called Sing Lo asks to see the Imperial Elephant, who, people say, hasn't slept a wink since the old emperor died. Sing Lo takes with him a huge bag of the elephant's favourite buns - but the animal asks for 'Honey above, ginger below, milk between'. It takes all Sing Lo's ingenuity to solve this riddle, but there are yet more tasks he must complete before bedtime if the elephant is to get to sleep...Diana Reynolds Roome's tale, delightfully illustrated by Jude Daly, evokes the vanished elegance and courtesy of old China and will strike a chord in all children with their own special bedtime rituals.
"Retelling the story for a younger audience, Diane Reynolds Roome captures all the flavours that make it ideal for bedtime and also for stimulating children's imaginations" School Librarian.
Diana Reynolds Roome taught English as a foreign language in Nepal and is now a freelance writer specialising in travel. This is her first children's picture book. Jude Daly's previous titles for Frances Lincoln are The Gift of the Sun, written by Dianne Stewart, which was chosen as one of Child Education's Best Books of 1996, The Stone, written by Dianne Hofmeyr, Fair, Brown and Trembling, her own retelling of an Irish Cinderella story and Dianne Hofmeyr's Egyptian creation story, The Star Bearer.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780711220324 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711220328 |
| Title | The Elephant's Pillow |
| Author | Diana Reynolds Roome |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2004-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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