Elephants Cannot Dance!
Will be published approx. on 1. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-5295-1235-9 (ISBN)
Description
Perfect for children just learning to read, this highly original book is told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases. From the award-winning author of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
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.
Piggie tries to teach Gerald some new dance moves, which doesn't go well. But perhaps Gerald can teach Piggie something even more important? Mo Willems creates another hilarious escapade starring the award-winning duo that will have early readers breaking into laughter from the first page.
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.
Piggie tries to teach Gerald some new dance moves, which doesn't go well. But perhaps Gerald can teach Piggie something even more important? Mo Willems creates another hilarious escapade starring the award-winning duo that will have early readers breaking into laughter from the first page.
Reviews / Votes
Fun for anyone to read. -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
188 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5295-1235-9 (9781529512359)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Mo Willems is a three-time Caldecott Honor winner for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. His celebrated Elephant & Piggie early-reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions as well as three Honors. Other favourites include Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs and That Is Not a Good Idea. Before he turned to children's books, Mo was a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmy Awards. Mo lives with his family in Massachusetts, US. Find him online at www.mowillems.com and on Twitter as @The_Pigeon.