You Can't Take an Elephant Into School
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Picture Book · Ages 0–5

You Can't Take an Elephant Into School

By Patricia Cleveland-Peck, David Tazzyman (Illustrator)

Part of the You Can't Take an Elephant series

Animals run the school, creating chaos and laughter in every classroom.

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32 pages
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In a school where animals rule, chaos is the curriculum! Flamingo gym teachers swing from rafters, hyena librarians howl, and koala science teachers cause a stink. This riotous tale, filled with rhymes and wild illustrations, promises laughter and mayhem for anyone who's ever set foot in a classroom. What happens when the animal kingdom takes over education? Dive into this hilarious adventure to find out!

From the publisher

From the duo behind the brilliant, bestselling You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus, comes a riotous new book set in a school where the animals are in charge and chaos reigns!

Flamingo gym teachers swinging from the rafters?

Hyena librarians howling in the hushed library?

Koala science teachers causing a real stink?

Written by the hilarious team behind the bestselling ‘You Can’t Take an Elephant’ series is a must-have for both new and returning fans. With irresistible rhyme and laugh-out-loud illustrations, this action-packed book full of outlandish animal antics is sure to tickle the funny bone of anyone who’s ever been to school.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
0–5
Audience
Board
Themes & topics
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Published
July 21, 2026
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781526671493

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