Contains two short stories. The first is the story of Blessu, an elephant with hay fever, whose trunk just won't stop growing. The second tells of Dumpling, the dachshund whose wish to be long and sausage-shaped like other dachshunds goes wrong.

 

This book is part of a book series called Young Puffin Read Alone .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1992 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Opal Dunn is widely known as a specialist in books on early first and second language development. She has been shortlisted for the Eleanor Farjeon award for services to children's literature. Her books for Frances Lincoln include Hippety Hop, Hippety Hay, Acker Backa Boo! and Leo le Chat Comes to Play! Adriano Gon trained as a graphic designer. Since 1989, he has illustrated many picture books and texts by authors such as Philippa Pearce, Dick King Smith and Penelope Lively. This is his first book for Frances Lincoln. Authors featuring on this anthology include Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras, Michael Rosen, Linda Allen and Vivian French