Books with author Dosh Archer

Yellow Bird is an individualist who just wants to do his own thing. Staying in hotels, eating ice cream, wearing socks and playing the guitar are just some of his jolly pastimes. Sadly, Black Spider disapproves and attempts to encourage Yellow Bird to be more conventional. Yet, in this delightful and anarchic picture book, the individualist definitely wins out in the end with a spectacularly unexpected conclusion.

When the mouse families neighbour phones and asks if they will babysit Little Ellie the mice gamely volunteer. They have an action packed day, because Little Ellie is not little at all! She is a huge elephant baby. She needs so much food, so many games, a lot of rest and even her tears are huge. This brilliant family of mice are well up to the task in hand, even though it is quite exhausting.

Five little mice...one BIG babysitting job! When Little Ellie's mother needs to go out, she asks her friends the mice to look after her baby. The only problem is, Little Ellie isn't so little! Children will delight in the mishaps and mayhem that result when the dedicated mice try their best to look after one elephantine baby. Clever collage illustrations and a sweet and silly story make this an ideal book for very young readers.