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.
Using vocabulary that is perfect for beginning readers (and vetted by an early-learning specialist), Mo Willems has crafted a funny story about the challenges of doing the right thing. Fans of the Geisel Award-winning duo will eagerly eat it up!
Mo Willems(www.pigeonpresents.com), a number one
New York Timesbest-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!,
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and
Knuffle 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. And his celebrated Elephant & Piggie early reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions (for
There Is a Bird on Your Head!and
Are You Ready to Play Outside?).
Other favorites include
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressedand
City Dog, Country Frog, illustrated by Jon J Muth.
Mo began his career on
Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards.