My Friend Is Sad-An Elephant and Piggie Book

Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie.

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In My Friend is Sad, Elephant Gerald is down in the dumps. Piggie is determined to cheer him up by dressing as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot! But what does it take to make a sad elephant happy? The answer will make even pessimistic elephants smile.

Read all of Elephant Gerald and Piggie's adventures!
- Today I Will Fly!
- My Friend is Sad
- I Am Invited to a Party!
- There is a Bird on Your Head!
- I Love My New Toy!
- I Will Surprise My Friend!
- Are You Ready to Play Outside?
- Watch Me Throw the Ball!
- Elephants Cannot Dance!
- Pigs Make Me Sneeze!
- I Am Going!
- Can I Play Too?
- We Are in a Book!
- I Broke My Trunk!
- Should I Share My Ice Cream?
- Let's Go for a Drive!
- Happy Pig Day!
- Listen to My Trumpet!
- A Big Guy Took My Ball!
- I'm a Frog!
- My New Friend is So Fun!
- Waiting is Not Easy!
- I Will Take a Nap!
- I Really Like Slop!
- The Thank You Book

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.80w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781423102977
Age: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154571 / My Friend Is Sad


Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/26/2007 pg. 89
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2007 pg. 234
School Library Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 112
Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 49
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2007 pg. 295
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2007 pg. 491 - Recommended
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 329 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
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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