
Waiting Is Not Easy!
Mo Willems(Author)
Walker Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 5. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-5295-2526-7 (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 the multi-million-copy-selling 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 has a surprise for Gerald, but he is going to have to wait for it. And Wait. And wait... 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 has a surprise for Gerald, but he is going to have to wait for it. And Wait. And wait... 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 3 to 6 years
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
190 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5295-2526-7 (9781529525267)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Mo Willems is a three-time Caldecott Honor winner for his picture books 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, which now comprises 25 titles, 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 @The_Pigeon. Mo Willems is a three-time Caldecott Honor winner for his picture books 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, which now comprises 25 titles, 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 @The_Pigeon.