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Patricia Cleveland-Peck

  • 5 stars across 10 books
Patricia Cleveland-Peck lived in France and Ireland before settling in rural Sussex. She has published fourteen children's books and has also written adult books and plays. She now works as a travel journalist and, with a young granddaughter, she returned to the world of children's books with the bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus.

David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont), which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David grew up in Leicester and studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. The bestselling You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus was his first picture book for Bloomsbury. He lives in Leicestershire with his partner and their three children.
27th May 2021

You Can't Take an Elephant on Holiday

'Brilliantly funny' - Abi Elphinstone _______________ A cheetah in charge of a camper van? Rhinos rampaging round the c... MoreYou Can't Take an Elephant on Holiday

(62 reviews) Review
9th April 2015

You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus

You can't take an elephant on the bus ... It would simply cause a terrible fuss! Elephants' bottoms are heavy and fat a... MoreYou Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus

(34 reviews) Review
12th May 2022

You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car

'Brilliantly funny' - Abi Elphinstone on You Can't Take an Elephant on Holiday 'You will laugh out loud' - Guardian on Y... MoreYou Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car

(22 reviews) Review
14th May 2020

You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency

'You will laugh out loud' - Guardian, on You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus _______________ An elephant firefighter?... MoreYou Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency

(14 reviews) Review
12th July 2018

You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger

'Chaotically witty illustrations will have little ones squealing with mirth' - The Evening Standard _______________ Ele... MoreYou Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger

(10 reviews) Review
10th August 2017

The Story of Tutankhamun

Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards 2018 _______________ Uncover the true story of... MoreThe Story of Tutankhamun

(2 reviews) Review
12th October 2023

You Can't Let an Elephant Pull Santa's Sleigh

Chaos at Christmas! Join a whole host of animals in silly situations as they try to celebrate the festive season. You ... MoreYou Can't Let an Elephant Pull Santa's Sleigh

(2 reviews) Review
4th June 2015

The Queen's Spaghetti

There's squiggly, wiggly, spaghetti everywhere! "Iggly-wiggly Spaghetti-o!" Queen Nellie a... MoreThe Queen's Spaghetti

(1 review) Review
5th September 2019

Pumpkin Power: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Gold Book Band

Book Band: Gold (Ideal for ages 6+) A fun re-imagining of a classic story, ideal for children practising their reading ... MorePumpkin Power: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Gold Book Band

(0 reviews) Review
6th May 2020

Bug Club Shared Reading: Tutankhamun's Last Journey (Year 2)

Maia and Tutankhamun were like brother and sister - so when the young king died suddenly, Maia missed him greatly. Tutan... MoreBug Club Shared Reading: Tutankhamun's Last Journey (Year 2)

(0 reviews) Review
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