Milet’s four bilingual Elmer titles ( Elmer’s Colours , Elmer’s Day , Elmer’s Friends , Elmer’s Weather ) add to the publishing phenomenon about the little elephant who is different to all the others, first published in 1989. ‘Total sales of the (Elmer) books in Britain alone exceed a million copies and they have now appeared in over 20 languages. There is hardly a month when an Elmer book is not being reprinted in more than one language.’ - Anderson Press .