We Are in a Book!-An Elephant and Piggie Book

I used to read this to my students, now that I am a mom I am so excited to read it to my daughter. This book is so silly, so fun, so well thought out.

Piggie and Gerald books truly helped my child grasp reading. We were struggling in PreK and Kindergarten and a friend let us borrow several of these books by Mo Willems. In no time she was improving, laughing, and feeling much more confident. We ordered several more. By first grade she was in the top of her class for reading, her scores and confidence improved drastically, and she came in 3rd for her grade in their annual reading competition. I know that much of it was just natural development, but I honestly do also credit these books because they keep pages short, introduce big words slowly, and are repetitive in a fun way. They also touch on emotions in an intelligent way that creates critical thinking about situations these kids come across (like patience, pretending, others' perspectives, unique differences, etc.). I give these books as gifts now and can't say enough good things!

I'm a terrible mother. Despite countless books filling my house, I've only recently discovered Elephant and Piggie, so I'll be adding that to the list of things I blew. I love each one I've scrounged from the library so far, but I'm so thrilled that I went ahead and bought this one before even reading it. The one problem? I can't get through it with the little ones without completely cracking up. It's that good. Mo Willems is a once-in-a-generation genius at conveying (hilarious) emotion dead-on with shockingly simple drawings. Each page has that kind of subtle joke that keeps Mom and Dad entertained easily as much as the kids. The best one? Elephant's existential angst at realizing the book does indeed have an end; his anguished cry, "I have MORE to GIVE!" is generally where I lose it and require a moment in in order to carry on. Let's not ruin the fun by discussing how awesome it is to allow the children to consider the technicalities of how books work (pulling up the corner to see which page number is the last? awesome) or experience the flipping of perspective and awareness. Go ahead and order this. It's one of the books that would come with us to a desert island. Happy reading!

Brilliant! Kids love it!

Got this for an expecting coworker. She loves it! It's a very cute book.

My criteria for kids' books is that they need to be entertaining enough to keep me from wanting to jump into a bathtub of forks rather than read it again. Because we just read it. And we read it last night/before yesterday's nap/while waiting for dinner to finish in the oven, etc. And we will read it again tomorrow and the next day. The illustrations alone make this one worth it for me. Seemingly simple, there's enough depth of emotion in the little details that you'll see something new for at least the first 20 times you read it. I recommend attention to Piggie's eyebrows; they are hilarious little guys. This book is also quite engaging for kids. There are several places where Elephant and Piggie address their audience directly. My teeny listeners looove that part. I'm working on buying every Mo Willems book out there. I have nine nieces and nephews, and I'm pretty sure that number will only grow. There are a lot of years of reading aloud ahead of me. While I love that they love being read to, I'm going to need the good stuff to go the distance. Mo Willems always delvers.

We love Elephant and Piggie around here. This book exceeded my expectations. It is funny for kids because of the hysteria that ensues after the characters realize that they control us and what we say. Their interaction with the readers is very playful and delightful. On a deeper note, it toys with a theme of mortality and existence. There is an dark urgency toward the end of the book as they realize that the story is almost finished and anxiety about what will happen next. Additionally, while they realized that they can control us by making us say funny words, readers realize that they can also control them (and their very existence!) by whether they decide to read the book again. Deep stuff for philosophy nerds, but a fun read for the kiddies. Can't lose with this book!

Mo Willems is a genius. “We Are in a Book” is my favorite in the series. I was a school librarian for many years and the K-4 kids loved it as much as I did. I purchased the set for the library, my grandkids and neighbors’ kids. Still get a kick out of this one in particular.

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So fun to read, laugh out loud funny. Encouraging reading with expression

It arrived on time and in a very good condition.

Great book and fun for children to read and start reading independently.

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