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"Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!"

patricia thomas wallace tripp

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Knowing the havoc it will cause, all the animals try to prevent the elephant from sneezing.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1971

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Format
32 pages, Hardcover
Published
April 23, 1990 by William Morrow \u0026 Company, Inc.
ISBN
9780688093389
ASIN
0688093388
Language
English

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loppiiz
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April 17,2025
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An oldie but goodie! From 1971 this classic tale of an elephant who's going to sneeze will set storytimes rolling with laughter. I love that all animals included in this story actually belong in Africa. Even the bear, which is an Atlas Bear, now thought to be extinct.

When the elephant announces that he's going to sneeze, he is met with multiple requests to desist. Each animal details the results of his last sneeze. Birds went without feathers, bees without stingers and zebras without stripes! Yikes!

In the end a little mouse offers a reprieve but necessarily a solution to the problem.

I also love that there are no "forced" rhymes. All rhyming words are true rhymes.
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alidan
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April 17,2025
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This story is the bee's knees! *wink

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eskimoseb
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April 17,2025
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A very good book for a re-aloud. Very engaging and humorous. I liked the concept and the pacing of the story.
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Cheesegod
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April 17,2025
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my favorite book from childhood. many of my closest friends have been forced to sit through story time with this book. i have stickers all over the back. see? even as a child, i showed my love with unnessecary plastic objects.
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arseface
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April 17,2025
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This is an absolutely wonderful children's book that will delight everyone who reads it.
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April 17,2025
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This is one of the cutest children's books I have ever read!
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Theta7274
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April 17,2025
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Title "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!"
Author Patricia Thomas
Illustrator Wallace Tripp
Publisher William Morrow & Company
Date of Publication 1990
Number of Pages in Book 32
Genre Animal Fantasy

The Elephant is about to sneeze, so he warns all the animals & insects. This book tells the story of an Elephant who is about to sneeze, trying to avoid the damage he will inadvertently do.

This book is filled with wonderous rhyme and hilarious pictures, allowing for an extremely fun read. Tripp's stunning artwork truly drives the funny plot forward, creating a book suitable for children of all ages who just want a laugh.
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LoveLetter100
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April 17,2025
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Not only is this one of my favorite children's books, it's also a favorite of my mother's. I think she could recite nearly the entire thing. The illustrations are by Wallace Trip (who authored & illustrated another of my favorites: Sir Toby Jingle's Beastly Journey).

It's a wonderful & hilarious book. As the elephant is about to sneeze, he warns all the animals & insects to flee, due to the damage he inadvertently does to them. However, a small mouse takes it upon himself to try to interrupt the sneeze, with cataclysmic repercussions.

Everyone should own a copy of this book.
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