An Eye For Elephants

by William Steig

Dozens of limericks about elephants, all based on the children's I asked my mother for fifty cents/To see the elephant jump the fence.

Genres: Poetry, Picture Books

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

William Steig was born in New York City in 1907. In a family where every member was involved in the arts, it was not surprising that Steig became an artist.

He published his first children's book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968, embarking on a new and very different career.

Steig's books reflect his conviction that children want the security of a devoted family and friends. When Sylvester, Farmer Palmer, Abel, Pearl, Gorky, Solomon, and Irene eventually get home, their families are all waiting, and beginning with Amos & Boris, friendship is celebrated in story after story.

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