Elmer and the Race - David McKee

The young elephants want to prove who is the fastest so Elmer and Wilbur organise a race. Each decorated a different colour the racers set off around the course and discover things about themselves - Blue may be first and Orange second but White is kind Pink and Violet are funny and Yellow is a cheat. Luckily Yellow also learns he is very good at saying sorry so each young elephant gets a medal from Elmer.