Mum is crazy about spots - spotty clothes, spotty wallpaper, spotty games like dominoes; Dad loves stripes - stripy suits and stripy ties, stripy humbug sweets. No wonder they make their son laugh - mind you, they think that he's funny in his grey patternless clothes. When they go to the safari park, Mum goes wild about the big cats, while Dad enthuses over the zebras. But, as the last spread reveals, their son is even more obsessive about...elephants! Packed with glorious patterns of stripes and spots, this book also contains a clue on each spread as to the nature of the little boy's obsession - from a pink elephant toothbrush-holder in the bathroom to a bun in the cafe!

Author Biography

Nick Sharratt's children's books include illustrations for a number of award-winning books by Jacqueline Wilson, as well as his own books Animal Orchestra; Rocket Countdown; My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh (shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award); Look What I've Found; What Do I Look Like? and the popular novelty title Once Upon a Time. He has also illustrated a number of Walker Read Me titles: Caveman Dave; The Green Queen; Monday Run-day; Mrs Pirate; Pointy-Hatted Princesses; and Smart Aunties. He lives in Brighton.