I Am Invited to a Party! (Elephant and Piggie) Paperback – 3 May 2012

Working with an 8yr old who had missed much of school I found this series in the KS1 library. He was not keen to read "baby" books but the humour in these grabed him and he worked his way through them keeping some by his desk for weeks. Sometimes the humour is in the expression managed in the faces of these basically drawn characters. So good I bought some for my granddaughter aged 5.

My kid, 6 yo loves the whole serious and asked to buy it. She is happy with the book. Thank you!

I have purchased a number of Mo Willems books and have never been disappointed. They create many smiles and laughter follows on and young ones love the illustrations and the lack of prose!!!I truly recommend this individual title 'I am Invited to a Party' we are using the two copies to invite our grandchildren (all three of them) to a family party as part of the invitation.

Further young teader

Piggie is thrilled. She is invited to her very first party. Her best friend Gerald the Elephant is going to go, too, which is a good thing since he knows parties. In fact, he’s trying to guess just what kind of party it might be. As each idea gets crazier, Piggie begins to wonder if Gerald could possibly be right. Is he guessing correctly, or will there be some other kind of party?If there is a moral to this book, I sure haven’t found it. However, there is plenty of humor, and I’ve laughed every time I’ve read it. Yes, even with knowing the ending is coming, I still laugh and enjoy. The expressions on Piggie’s face as the story unfolds are priceless. As always, the language is easy enough that beginning readers can figure it out.Mo Willems has once again found that perfect mix of pictures and words to give us a delightful picture book. Young readers, and their parents, will enjoy this one for a long time to come.

Mo Willems is a genius. The entire catalogue of Elephant and Piggie books are deceptively simple but amazingly clever. I read at least 5 stories every night to my children, aged 4-9, and these are by far all our favourites. There are very few words on each page, all of them funny, and so it gives early readers great confidence. It also helps with the older children's expressiveness in reading. I can't recommend the series highly enough.

We love all Mo Willems books. The Elephant and Piggie set is brilliant for children just starting to read and for reading aloud. Can't recommend them highly enough!! If only the early readers given out in school were this good.

Funny stories, but my kids like them. My 2 year old had me read them to her for nap time two days in a row.