Kids into books - Elephants Don't Sit On Cars

This week's title: Elephants Don't Sit On Cars

Author: David Henry Wilson

Publisher: Macmillan, $12.95

Illustrator: Axet Scheffler

Age group: 7-9 years


'And the car doesn't look very happy about it,' said Jeremy James.

'Jeremy James,' said Mummy. 'Elephants don't sit on cars.'

'Well, this one does.'

'Elephants don't sit on cars. If Mummy says elephants don't sit on cars, dear, then elephants don't sit on cars.' 'But --'

'They don't. Finish! Now play with your train set.'

Jeremy James sat on the carpet, and played with his train set, and thought about the elephant on Daddy's car, and thought about how stubborn Mummies can be when they want to be, and how if he was a Mummy and his son said there was an elephant on Daddy's car, he would say, 'What a clever boy,' and 'Thank you for telling me,' and 'Here's some money for an ice cream.' Instead of just 'Elephants don't sit on cars.'

'Goal!' said the television set in the sitting room.

'Goal!' said Daddy, hard at work.