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Get ready for the biggest ever Elmer Day on 25th May 2019, and join us for a very special celebration of Elmer’s 30th birthday! Elmer Day returns on Saturday 25th May 2019 with hundreds of events happening in schools, bookshops and libraries across the country, turning the whole nation patchwork! There are brand new Elmer…

ELMER and Friends: The Colourful World of David McKee celebrates 30 years of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and is the first ever major retrospective of David McKee’s striking artwork. This interactive display for children and families will be at Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle from February 2019. Alongside original artwork…

A colourful new theatre production will be stomping onto stages around the country in 2019. Based on the classic children’s book series by David McKee and adapted for stage by Suzanne Miller with songs by Allison Leyton-Brown, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Show, is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter! ​ Elephants, as…