{"product_id":"walt-disneys-elmer-elephant","title":"Walt Disney's Elmer Elephant","description":"46 pp. Includes bright color illustrations throughout. Elmer first appeared on Silly Symphony in 1936, and is considered the precursor to Dumbo (1941). Elmer Elephant arrives in the yard below Tillie Tiger's treehouse, where several other animal children are celebrating Tillie's birthday. He has a crush on Tillie, and attempts to give her a bouquet of flowers. However, Joey the Hippo blows out the candles a bit too hard as Elmer arrives, spattering cake icing all over Elmer's face. Tillie fusses over Elmer, cleans him up and accepts his flowers. She then goes into her treehouse to get something, telling Elmer to have fun at the party up until she returns. After Tillie leaves, a jealous tiger boy leads the other children in teasing Elmer about his trunk, calling it a \"funny nose like a rubber hose\". Finally, driven away from the party, Elmer goes to a local pond to sulk. Upset at his reflection, he tries to fold up his nose, but it pops back out again, which in turn causes his nose in the reflection to become longer. He kicks his trunk in frustration, causing it to hit his face and begins to cry. An elderly giraffe arrives, telling how he was once teased himself over his neck, but learned to ignore it. He shows Elmer some pelicans that look like Jimmy Durante, pointing out that Elmer isn't the only one with a funny nose, which cheers Elmer up. A fire suddenly breaks out at Tillie's treehouse, trapping her inside. The monkey fire brigade and the other animal children attempt to put it out, but their efforts are thwarted by the living fire. Elmer, with assistance from the Giraffe and the pelicans, hurries back and uses his trunk like a fire hose, extinguishing the blaze. He catches Tillie with his trunk as she falls from the disintegrating house, earning the other children's respect and Tillie's love. Despite her home being destroyed, Tillie and Elmer share a kiss, hiding behind Elmer's ear for privacy.","brand":"David McKay Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41024951320646,"sku":"2340975","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2340975.jpg?v=1706552963","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/walt-disneys-elmer-elephant","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}