Waiting Is Not Easy! (Elephant & Piggie)

by Mo Willems (Author) Mo Willems (Illustrator)

Waiting Is Not Easy! (Elephant & Piggie)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient.
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Kirkus

A lesson that never grows old, enacted with verve by two favorite friends . (Early reader. 6-8)

School Library Journal

K-Gr 2--Gerald and Piggie are sharing another adventure in the latest book in the series. The expected large print, spare dialogue, and bubble delivery make it easy to read. Gerald loses patience with Piggie when he is told that a surprise is in store but that he must wait for it. His reactions include producing several loud GROANS and reminding Piggie repeatedly that waiting is NOT easy. Piggie knows that the surprise is worth the wait, but she has to keep Gerald there to see it. The simple words and expressive illustrations, as always, reveal the fact that we often overlook the obvious and that there is beauty all around us. Nothing brings greater joy than sharing that beauty with our friends. VERDICT This original story is about friendship, but it also offers insights into human emotions.--Janene Corbin, Rosebank Elementary School, Nashville, TN

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*"These books will easily take their place alongside Seuss and Eastman as classics in the beginning-reader genre."—The Bulletin (starred review)

this great book

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This book is so funny and a really good intertainment I love it soooooooooooo much I would rait it one more star if I could.

Mo Willems
Mo Willems is a six-time Emmy Award-winning writer and animator for Sesame Streetand the creator of Cartoon Network's Sheep in the BigCity. He is the author of groundbreaking picture books, including; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Caldecott Honor winner 2004); Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Caldecott Honor winner 2003); Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late!; The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!; Time to Say "Please"!; Leonardo, the Terrible Monster; and Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct. Mo lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781423199571
Lexile Measure
250
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Publication date
November 04, 2014
Series
Elephant & Piggie
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV002200 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pigs
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV002080 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Pigs
Swine
Elephants
Patience
Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss)
Honor Book 2015 - 2015

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