# You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency picture book

You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency is a humorous picture book about animals attempting emergency jobs, including an elephant firefighter and a sloth traffic cop. Its 32 pages and listed reading age of Baby to 5 years make it a short read-aloud option for young children.

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- Market: UK
- Language: en-GB
- Currency: GBP
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Books & Comics
- Price: 7.59 GBP
- Previous price: 7.99 GBP
- Discount: 5%
- Price checked: 2026-11-12T17:37:25.243Z
- Rating: 4.7 / 5
- Reviews: 287

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## At a glance

- Comic emergency scenarios feature animals in unsuitable rescue roles and emergency vehicles.
- The publisher describes it as a picture-book romp with unlikely rescue attempts.
- Listed reading age spans baby to 5 years.

## Pros

- Short 32-page length suits a brief shared reading session.
- Customer feedback highlights the illustrations, humour and enjoyable story.

## Specifications

### Book details
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Publication date: 14 May 2020
- Language: English
- Print length: 32 pages
- Reading age: Baby - 5 years
- ISBN-10: 1408880636
- ISBN-13: 978-1408880630
### Dimensions and installation
- Dimensions: 24.2 x 0.4 x 27 cm
- Weight listed: 1.05 kg

## A good fit for

- Adults looking for a funny picture book to share with young children.
- Families who enjoy silly animal characters and emergency-vehicle themes.

## Less suited to

- Buyers seeking a factual book about emergency services or animals.

## Customer feedback

Customer feedback highlights the book as funny and enjoyable for young children, with praise for its illustrations and story. That response fits the listing's comic animal emergencies and short picture-book format. Aggregate ratings are also strongly positive, but they do not establish which particular features drove every rating.
- Positive themes: Customers mention humour and children giggling.
- Positive themes: Feedback praises the illustrations and story.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the story about?
It imagines animals taking on emergency roles, such as an elephant firefighter and a sloth traffic cop, with comic results.
### How long is the book?
The listing gives a print length of 32 pages.
### What reading age is listed?
The listing states Baby - 5 years.
### What language is it in?
The listed language is English.

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## Images

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![You Can't Call an Elephant in an Emergency picture book — 4](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/mnjxseg4wCKdMIRiqzJC1Lek6a0iVTiX6gdQJG6NCqniHwrqvAAW70WVyZ2XdSSjUOQMyLcJ66xm7J-ubhfsIbc6_zkDUGy6flmbcFYwCjPlpbX8pTmx.jpg)