Heffalump? and the Toy Hospital
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Heffalump? and the Toy Hospital
(Puffin Books)
978-0140341386, RRP £2.50, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Heffalump? is a toy elephant who lives with a little girl, Anne, and a whole host of other stuffed toys, especially Bengal Tiger, his only real friend. ' "If only something would happen," sighs Heffalump? one day... "Today seems so like yesterday and the day before." ' And something does happen: Tiger is lost, trapped in the Toy Hospital unbeknown to Anne. Heffalump? is determined to rescue his friend. resorting to somewhat desperate means to do so. But all ends happily with the two friends safely returned home to the toy cupboard. A warm. reassuring story for sharing with under-sevens and for the most confident among them to enjoy for themselves.
