Arthur and the meanies - Jan Fearnley

How do you play with an elephant? Well, if you're Tiger, Cheetah, Monkey and Peacock, you don't. Tiger growls that Arthur is too heavy for hopping, and Cheetah is very unkind when Arthur asks to hold the string on his beautiful new kite. But when it starts to rain, suddenly everybody wants to be Arthur's friend - as long as he will do as he's told and shelter them from the storm. This is a beautifully crafted picture book that is complete with a gentle and satisfying moral.

Jan Fearnley is a hugely popular author and illustrator whose three Mr Wolf picture books are much loved and have sold over 100,000 copies in the UK alone. She won the AOI gold Award in 2002 for Mr Wolf and the Three Bears. She has written and illustrated several other picture books for Egmont, including Little Robin Red Vest, A Perfect Day For It and Just Like You.