Elmer and Snake (Elmer Books)
In case you missed previous adventures, including Elmer and the Hippos (2010), let us reintroduce you: Elmer is an elephant whose hide consists of rows of brilliantly colored squares and rectangles. This time out, Elmer feels excluded from the normal-looking gray herd of elephants, who wish to play a trick on him. So they consult Snake, who tells Elmer of the plan and offers a way to turn the tables. (Of course he does—didn’t the elephants notice that Snake is as colorful as Elmer?) The result? A hilarious “trickster tricked” tale set in possibly the most colorful jungle in all of picture-bookdom. Preschool-Grade 2. --Connie Fletcher