A shipwrecked elephant makes his tiny island a home for the many friends who come to the rescue, in the new picture book from New York Times Illustrated Book Award winning author. Caught in a storm, Arnold the elephant washes up on a tiny island. Along comes Mouse in a little dingy and Arnold steps aboard...uh-oh! They use the wreckage to make the island bigger. And here's Dog-can this boat take Arnold's weight? Uh-oh! None of the animals can save the shipwrecked elephant but each broken vessel provides new materials for another intricate construction. Wheels and pulleys create a Ferris wheel, an elevator, a waffle maker. All the animals work as a team to build increasingly intricate constructions that turn the desert island into a fun park city. Soon there is a whole community and enough space for everyone! As with all Leo Timmers picture books, Elephant Island has many layers of discovery. Tapping into the childhood pleasure of contraptions, this cheerful picture book is full of complex and playful visual detail and humour that Leo Timmers' readers love. Preschoolers who enjoy Meccano and Lego will find joy on every page with the creation of each new imaginative construction, packed with mechanical detail on bright double page spreads. Elephant Island is a runaway hit in Europe. Other books by Leo Timmers: Monkey On The Run Where Is The Dragon? Who's Driving? Gus's Garage Franky Bang! Praise for Elephant Island: "This light-tension, winking tale of a makeshift homecoming is sure to delight audiences at story time." Foreword Reviews, Starred "A picture book tribute to the power of collective, constructive play, and to heeding the call to freedom." Publishers Weekly Praise for Leo Timmers: Where Is The Dragon? "A lilting Seussian singsong, with wonderful, surprising rhymes, and little readers and their grown-ups will have a great time combining their voices and giggling through the proceedings." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Monkey On The Run "The silly antics of the little monkey provide forward momentum, but the details in each illustration kept calling us back for a more thorough examination." - A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book 2019 Gus's Garage "Clearly, one animal's clutter is another pig's livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale." -The New York Times Who's Driving? "Belgian illustrator Leo Timmers creates a delightful play on the fable of "The Tortoise and the Hare", which sees the hare driving a racing car." - The Telegraph, Book of the Year 2020 Franky "On top of delivering a tender, funny friendship story, Timmers leaves readers with the impression that Sam's creativity and faith have allowed him to tap into a truth far bigger than himself." - Publishers Weekly Bang! "Watching vehicles bash into one another is a perennial rib-tickler for kids, and Timmers exploits this with a marvellously loony series of fender benders... Timmers never skimps, painting with devoted attention every automotive detail and gleam in every chicken's eye, and providing a plausible cause for every new accident." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

A new play on the fable of the tortoise and the hare. This is a picture book for drivers of all ages, with sounds, animals, vehicles, characters and jobs.

Leo Timmers at his best: effortlessly simple text, intricately detailed illustrations, and vehicles galore Gus's workshop is chockful of useless odds and ends. But when his friend Rico comes over with a problem-his scooter seat is way too small for a rhino-Gus finds just the thing to solve it. One by one his friends come to Gus's Garage and he solves their troubles with ingenious solutions-a cooling system made with a fridge that doubles as ice-cream machine, a burst of speed from a rocket blaster trombone. Soon the workshop is almost empty. Is anything left to solve Gus's own problem at the end of a long day?

In this fresh and playful board book, the kind crocodile leaves his pond to see the world. Animals are in danger out here! Here comes a terrified mouse, a frightened hog, an antelope. One by one they find shelter on Crocodile's long back, while his big teeth scare their enemies away. GRRR! Is there room for an enormous, frightened rhino? Yes! But a growling lion is too much. GRRR! And then the crocodile turns on his friends. GRRR! "Just joking!" says crocodile. "Not kind!" say the friends. This funny board book from Leo Timmers, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award author, features his trademark detailed illustrations full of expression and a satisfying twist ending-will Crocodile turns on its friends? Of course not, the kind crocodile is just kid, leaving much to discuss about when a joke is not that funny. Kind Crocodile is a board book to enjoy again and again with a good message at its heart, about jokes that transgress the boundary of kindness.

Papa Monkey and Little Monkey are on their way. But the street is very busy and they are moving so slowly! Little Monkey loses patience and jumps onto the fire engine. Up the ladder from there and he joins a TV crew! Then the garbage truck, an aquarium bus, a food cart for rabbits packed with carroty treats, Arctic animals traveling by snow globe, a jewel thief's getaway car . . .

There is so much going on in the street, it's become a playground!

Each vehicle in this wordless picture book contains a world of detail, activity and humor to share with curious toddlers. A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book!

Caught in a storm, Arnold the elephant washes up on a tiny island. Along comes Mouse in a little dingy and Arnold steps aboard . . . uh-oh! They use the wreckage to make the island bigger. And here's Dog-can this boat take Arnold's weight? Uh-oh! None of the animals can save the shipwrecked elephant but each broken vessel provides new materials for another intricate construction. Wheels and pulleys create a Ferris wheel, an elevator, a waffle maker. Soon there is a whole community and enough space for everyone! As with all Leo Timmers picture books, Elephant Island has many layers of discovery. Each new building is a magical fun park packed with mechanical detail and busy animals all working together.

From fire trucks to convertibles and snails to elephants, here's a book that's full of toddler favorites Kids can solve the puzzle: which animal is driving which vehicle? Bold illustrations full of funny details will make kids love reading--and playing--this simple guessing game again and again.

In this bright, bold picture book, a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway. Tuesday! Mix day! Pipe and boards and bricks day. Stack, spin, pour it in. Give the fence a fix day. Wednesday! Load day! Take it on the road day. Hoist, haul, pull it all. Something being towed day! The construction project comes together for a joyful, rhyming walking tour of a neighborhood, where young readers can learn the days of the week while watching everyone work as a team!

In this stellar picture book by New York Times Best Illustrated Book recipient Leo Timmers, three knights go looking in the dark for a dragon. The king won't sleep until they find it. The knights know everything about dragons. With only one candle between them, they go out into the night. Is that a dragon? Attack! Intricately detailed illustrations combine with a joyful rhyming text in this spirited take on mistaken dragon identity.

In this delightful story, three knights go looking for a dragon in the dark. The king won't sleep until they find it. The knights know everything about dragons. With only one candle between them, they go out into the night. Is that a dragon? Attack!

Another stellar book by New York Times Best Illustrated Book recipient Leo Timmers, this title features Timmers' trademark intricately detailed illustrations and a humorous contrast between the illustrations and the words.