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  • Published: 23 April 2014
  • ISBN: 9781743485743
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

Too Many Elephants in this House




From the creators of The Terrible Plop comes this delightfully energetic story, full of fun and exuberance.

In Eric's house there were too many elephants – in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, even in his bedroom!

The elephants take up a lot of space, but Eric loves every one of them. So when his mum says they have to go, Eric comes up with a clever solution to a very BIG problem . . .

From the creators of The Terrible Plop comes this delightfully energetic story, full of fun and exuberance.

  • Published: 23 April 2014
  • ISBN: 9781743485743
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

About the authors

Ursula Dubosarsky

Ursula Dubosarsky is widely regarded as one of the most talented and original writers in Australia today. She is the author of over 40 books for children and young adults, which have won a number of national prizes, including the NSW, Victorian, South Australian and Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. Alongside her fiction for older children, Ursula has a wonderful talent for picture books such as the highly popular The Terrible Plop and Too Many Elephants in This House, which have both been adapted as successful stage productions. She has also written the non-fiction Word Spy books about the English language, both of which also won major national awards. Ursula has a PhD in English literature from Macquarie University and lives in Sydney with her family.

Awards & recognition

Australian Library and Information Association

Winner  •  2013  •  National Simultaneous Storytime

CBCA Book of the Year Awards

Honour Award  •  2013  •  Early Childhood

Red Dot Students Choice Book Awards

Shortlisted  •  2013  •  Early Years

CBCA Book of the Year Awards

Notable Book  •  2013  •  Picture Book