Appropriate for ages 3-6 and the occasional thirteen-year-old. Guaranteed success between two covers, this book is laugh-out-loud funny, wry and as always with Willems, big hearted.

But then, all he needed to hear was that it was a Mo Willems book and it was funny. It is a special easy reader that will have my teenage son crowding us on the couch to be able to see. In this book, Willem’s natural humor comes pouring forth into a vaudeville-like scene that will have children laughing aloud, guffawing even. His characters are beautifully drawn, offering so much in so few words and images. His book are perfection for early readers but also make great read alouds thanks to his skill in writing. Willems is the master of brevity, capturing entire scenes in a few words and his simple illustrations. But that doesn’t mean he can’t try and it certainly doesn’t mean that Piggie can’t figure out a solution that will have them all playing together. Of course, that’s a problem because Snake can’t really catch since he doesn’t have arms. Add Snake who wants to join them in playing ball.

The two of them are best friends, which alone has led to some great books. Here we see Elephant, the careful and more serious character, and Piggie, who is loud and enthusiastic. This latest book in the series is one of the best in the bunch. His Elephant and Piggie series is so simple, yet profound and funny. If you are ever looking for a picture book or easy reader sure to pull a child in and get them adoring books, pull any of Mo Willems books off the shelf.

He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family. Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door. Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation. The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's.' In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91. #1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.

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