Description
"Elephant Island is full of the complex and playful visual detail and humour that Leo Timmers' readers love, with levers, pulleys and contraptions." Julia Marshall, Publisher
About the Author
Leo Timmers is one of Belgium's preeminent picture book authors, with a large and loyal following. Trained in graphic design, he illustrates magazines as well as picture books. He lives in Brussels with his wife and daughters. Leo Timmers is one of Belgium's preeminent picture book authors, with a large and loyal following. Trained in graphic design, he illustrates magazines as well as picture books. He lives in Brussels with his wife and daughters.
Reviews
"Yet another triumphant experiment for the award-winning Timmers."
-- The New York Times, Best Children's Books of 2022"This light-tension, winking tale of a makeshift homecoming is sure to delight audiences at story time."
-- Foreword Reviews, starred"A refutation for anyone who thinks their island is too full to accommodate outsiders."
-- The Times, Children's Book of the Week"The tender yet dynamic verbal and visual narrative never falters in this engaging picture book."
-- Booklist"A picture book tribute to the power of collective, constructive play, and to heeding the call to freedom."
-- Publishers Weekly"From endpapers to assemblages, Belgian Leo Timmers never ceases to delight."
-- The Listener, Top Children's Books of 2022"A fascinating and funny tale."
-- The Scotsman"The sheer inventiveness of the entire endeavor is to be commended. Come for the elephant. Stay for his island."
-- Betsy Bird, USBook Information
ISBN 9781776574346
Author Leo Timmers
Format Hardback
Page Count 48
Imprint Gecko Press
Publisher Gecko Press