The was THE book of my childhood. I can't count the number of times I read it. I used it for a presentation of children's books in my high school speech class. It was held together with duck tape. I only wish I had it now.

A very cute rhyme of an elephant warning all his animal friends he's about to sneeze. They all beg and plead with him not too, reminding him of what happened the last time he sneezed.

Excellent illustrations.

I think this was my favorite book as a kid. It was the one book I sought out to read to my kids. They weren't as impressed, perhaps it's the graphics that aren't as vibrant as today's books, but I love the rhyming, flow, and funny twist at the end.

Still one of my favorite books of all time. Everything the animals fear will happen when the elephant sneezes happens anyway, and he doesn't even sneeze. The alligator's snout turned inside out is hysterical!

This was my all time favorite book as a child. I found it to read to my children.
In a rhyming sequence, find out what happens to all the animals in the jungle when Mr.Elephant sneezes.

What a fun book! I remember reading this aloud to my children 20 years ago! Wow! Where does the time go?! There is so much joy in the rhyming and my favorite illustration is the one where the zebra loses his stripes! This is a book that needs to be shared.

An absolutely wonderful read-aloud with a great rhythm. Wallace Tripp's illustrations are lively and hilarious, perfectly capturing the massive elephant and the reactions of the animals around him. A family favorite!

Favorite book for kids!

This has been a favorite with all my kids.

"Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" by Patricia Thomas is a doozy of a title. But it gets to the heart of this silly rhyming story. An elephant is having a bad case of sneezes and they are causing no end of trouble for the other animals.

The winning element for me on this story is the artwork. The illustrations are just the right combination of realistic and ridiculous. Take for instance the very surprised zebra watching his black stripes fly in all directions or the birds having their feathers blown off.

The book was first published in 1971 and reissued in 1990.

I credit this book with igniting my love of reading as a child. With it's whimsical characters and their zanny reactions to an elephant's sneeze, this book will forever remain a five-star read. To this day, I giggle when reading it to my four year old daughter!

I first read “Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!” when my children were little, and now all these years later, it still brings a chuckle or two. The story is written in rhyme with lots of humor by Patricia Thomas, and Wallace Tripp’s artwork is charming. If you can get your hands on a copy of this delightful picture story book, it would be a perfect gift for the young ones in your life.

All of the animals panic when the elephant says he going to sneeze.
“Beware, beware,”
Called the bees to the bear.
“The elephant says he’s going to sneeze.”

“Oh, please,
Not a sneeze,”
“That’s not fair.
I declare,
The last time he sneezed he blew off all my hair,
And left me so bare
I spent the whole winter in long underwear –

I love children’s books, but this is undeniably one of my favorite. I give it 5 stars.