Elephants Cannot Dance!
(Elephant & Piggie)

Author

Mo Willems

Illustrator

Mo Willems

Publication Date

June 01, 2009

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / K − 1^st

Elephants Cannot Dance! (Elephant & Piggie)

Hardcover

Description

Piggie cuts a mean rug, and she's so pleased with herself she wants to teach everyone--especially her best friend, Gerald. But will Gerald teach Piggie something even more important? Full color.

Publication date

June 01, 2009

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9781423114109

Lexile Measure

150

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Hyperion Books for Children

Series

Elephant & Piggie

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Dance
Humorous stories
Pigs
Swine
Elephants

Publishers Weekly

In this humorous outing, Gerald the elephant and Piggie debate whether or not elephants can dance. Gerald, who is convinced that he cannot (he tells Piggie to look it up in the What Elephants Can Do book) decides to give it a go nonetheless. Results are mixed, with Gerald basically doing the opposite of each instruction. Willemss characteristically sparse cartoon images and the use of speech balloons portray the comical dilemma with clarity, making it an ideal pick for early readers. Ages 4-8. (June)

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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