Elmer and the climate crisis: lost story by David McKee set to be published

Late author and illustrator David McKee had spoken to his publisher about a story involving Elmer and the climate emergency. Photograph: Andersen Press

From the depths of his extraordinarily vibrant imagination, he famously conjured up Mr Benn, Not Now, Bernard, King Rollo and Elmer the patchwork elephant.

Now a manuscript and rough sketches for a new illustrated story about Elmer has been in the archive of the late British children’s author and illustrator David McKee. It will be published next year by his family.