I know you have waited for me to count down my favorite Elephant & Piggie Books so here goes:ġ0. Here check out Mo Willems tell us more about #ThankORama in this little video. Print some out and then share them with the hashtag #ThankORama – I can’t wait to see who you thank! My kiddos wearing their Elephant & Piggie tee-shirts ( I am giving some away below) and I decided to thank Elephant & Piggie and Mo Willems with this super fun printable speech bubbles. The Thank You Book was released May 3rd, and there are AWESOME #ThankORama goodies for everyone to enjoy at. In this case, it’s all about Piggie forgetting to thank someone! As always the author draws readers in as part of the story. As with most of the books in the series, Gerald and, Piggie has some small conflict, but it always gets resolved because they are friends, and they care about each other. It is a great way to talk to children about saying thank you in everyday life as well as how to react when someone says thank you to them. The Thank You Book is clearly a goodbye to the characters that we have all been introduced to in this amazing series, but it is crafted in a way that if a child who has never read a single Elephant & Piggie book picks it up, they will still laugh and enjoy it cover to cover. The humor is just the hook and I can say I have never read an Elephant & Piggie without laughing out loud. The speech bubbles used for the dialog help break down the stories into predictable language for new readers. New readers can succeed reading these books, but they don’t feel like they are reading a “baby” book because each book in this series is engaging, and unique, and connects to young readers with humor and feelings that they recognize immediately.
Here’s the thing, yes Mo Willems is hilarious and yes he has a magical way of breaking through that fourth wall and addressing the reader as part of the story, but the magic is in how simple the books are. This sponsored post includes affiliate links. But I admit I had a hard time reading the final few pages. I haven’t gotten choked up since the last Harry Potter. If you love this series as much as I do (and boy do I love it!) you may get a little teary reading the final book. But the good news is that the final book, The Thank You Book is a gem. You are probably familiar with The Pigeon series, but please tell me you are familiar with Elephant & Piggie books, no maybe it’s best if you aren’t because then you get to discover the series for the first time. When I was asked to partner with Disney-Hyperion to help promote Mo Willems’ work I didn’t have to think twice.
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