by Jill Murphy · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781406330120
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«Five Minutes' Peace» is the children's picture book by Jill Murphy, published by Walker & Company in paperback (32 pages, in English).
A mummy elephant tries to have a peaceful bath, but her children won't leave her alone: they follow her to the bathroom and turn those few minutes into a family rumpus. An everyday, funny story about motherhood, with expressive elephant illustrations.
First title in The Large Family series. 25th anniversary edition published in 2011; the work originally appeared in 1986.
For reading as a family and sharing with young children; a children's classic that also makes adults smile.
Jill Frances Murphy was a British author and illustrator of children's books. First published by Allison & Busby in 1974, she was best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family picture books, with sales amounting to several millions. Her books were adapted for stage and television. She was called "one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land".
