We have covered a lot of serious, sweet and spiritual books lately. So I thought I would mix thing up a bit with a silly, fun book. One of our favourite funny books is The slightly annoying elephant by David Walliams. David is a British comedian, and a well known face in the U.K. I bought the book figuring it would be funny as I'm a big fan of his work on television.
The story starts with a boy named Sam opening the door to a very large, rather unexpected visitor. A giant elephant who knows his name! He thinks back and remembers filling out an "adopt an elephant" form at the zoo and immediately regrets the decision. He did not think an elephant would actually show up!
Still Sam tries to make the best of the situation. He gives the elephant everything he demands. Even after he overflows all the water in the bath tub he still gives him all the food in the house when the elephant gets peckish. When Sam asks questions, the elephant gives him patronising answers in an abrupt tone. This elephant seriously sucks.
Just when he thought things couldn't get worse, what with the elephant breaking his brand new bike, things start to get real. Whilst the elephant is napping ( in Sams bed I might add) he gets a knock on the door. A whole herd of elephants is standing in his doorway claiming their friend invited them! So Sam has himself in a sticky situation. All the better for us though, as its great time watching the story unfold.
I like to use a silly voice when saying the elephant lines and Scarlett always gets a kick out of that. This book gives us a chance to loosen up and be silly for a couple minutes out of our sometimes stressful lives. The pictures are colourful and very funny. It gives our kids a chance to laugh, learn a bit of good manners, and most importantly ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT..
