Tumpty the elephant has his turn in this fourth installment of Polly Dunbar's Tilly and Friends picture-book series, featuring the playful adventures of a little girl and her five animal friends. When Tumpty's attempts to hide are greeted with laughter by his friends, the elephant disappears for real, setting off a hunt that ends - as always with this group - in laughter...

Listed as one of "the best new picture book illustrators" in a 2008 article in The Times Online, Polly Dunbar is an artist whose work I have been meaning to explore, so when this cute little series came along, I thought I'd take a look. Truthfully, I haven't found any of the story-lines that involving, but the illustrations are adorable, and I think very young children will appreciate them. ( )