Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
InToday I Will Fly!,Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible-isn't it?
Mo Willems(www.pigeonpresents.com), a number oneNew York Timesbest-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (forDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!,Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, andKnuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity).Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. The celebrated Elephant & Piggie early-reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions (forThere Is a Bird on Your Head!andAre You Ready to Play Outside?) as well as garnering four Honors (forWe Are in a Book!, I Broke My Trunk!,Let's Go for a Drive!andA Big Guy Took My Ball!).
PRAISE FOR THE ELEPHANT & PIGGIE SERIES
* These masterful mini-dramas will delight and amuse easy-reader and picture-book audiences, alike.
School Library Journal(starred review)PRAISE FOR THE ELEPHANT & PIGGIE SERIES
* Accessible, appealing, and full of authetic emotions about what makes friendships tick, these titles will put a contemporary shine on easy reader collections.
Booklist(starred review)