Children’s Books

You Can’t Take An Elephant On The Bus, by Patricia Cleveland (Bloomsbury; €8.80) Elephant yearns to travel, but trying to board the bus is a definite no! 

Because “Elephant’s Bottoms are heavy and fat, and would certainly squash the seats quite flat.” Other wild creatures also seek to travel. Tiger likes the train, seal causes havoc when he drives a taxi, scaring the Queen and her corgi! Many more rhyming antics of wild creatures feature in this hilarious romp. Suitable for age four and upwards.

Tim All Alone, by Edward Ardizzone (Frances Lincoln; €12.99) This poignant story has continued to entertain children since its publication in 1957. Having been away for a long time, young Tim is thrilled to be going home to his parents. What a shock when he finds that the house is empty and his parents have gone away.