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Elephant and Piggie is a book series for early readers created by Mo Willems.[1] The series, which began in 2007 with two books, features two friends: an antsy male elephant named Gerald, and a vivacious female pig named Piggie.[1] The books are written in conversational style with Piggie's words appearing in pink letter bubbles and Gerald's appearing in grey letter bubbles.
The series aims to teach early readers about the importance of friendship, and how to deal with life's problems.[2] The books highlight how friendship is not always easy, but it is very important.[1] The books exhibit simple vocabulary, repetition of phrases, and basic mathematical concepts to facilitate early reading.[1] The series helps readers understand emotion. When the elephant is sad, you can tell on his face. You can also tell through the small font. When a character is happy, the font is larger.[2]
The Elephant and Piggie series includes 25 books.[2] Since then, Willems has developed a series called Elephant and Piggie Like Reading!, which features picture books by other authors.[3] A musical has been produced based on the Elephant and Piggie books. Elephant and Piggie have also made visits to libraries around the world, including Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) so that children can interact with the characters.[4]
The series has sold millions of copies, making it one of the most popular early reader series ever written, which many attribute the sense of humor throughout the series to its rise to fame.[1]There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside? received the Geisel Medal in 2008 and 2009.[5] Today I Will Fly! (ranked #2 in 2007)[6] and Elephants Cannot Dance! (ranked #5 in 2009)[6] were listed on Time magazine's Top 10 Children's Books of the Year. An Elephant and Piggie Biggie! was named Publishers Weekly's best Children's Picture Book in July 2018.[7]
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- ^ a b c Kinney, Karen (2019). "Celebrating Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie Books". Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin. 86 (2): 17–18. ProQuest 2456871413.
- ^ ASIN B09GRVTKJM Elephant & Piggie (25 books)
- ^ "MO WILLEMS' ELEPHANT AND PIGGIE TO VISIT LINCOLN CITY LIBRARIES" (Press release). 27 December 2016. ProQuest 1852990825.
- ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Mo Willems, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Kids' Book Awards". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ a b "Top 10 Children's Books - 50 Top 10 Lists of 2007 - TIME". 2007-12-12. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists". 2018-07-21. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2023-12-05.