Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
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"Elmer Elephant" redirects here. For the Disney short film and character, see Elmer Elephant (Disney).
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant is a children's picture book series by the British author David McKee. They are published in the United Kingdom by Andersen Press. Over 20 book titles have been created since 1989, and it has sold nearly 5 million copies in 40 languages around the world. The Japanese translation was made by Satoshi Kitamura. The character has also been turned into a children's TV series.
Elmer is an elephant who has a colourful body, with yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, green, black and white arranged as a patchwork. He has a cheerful and optimistic personality, and he loves practical jokes.