My New Friend Is So Fun!-An Elephant and Piggie Book

from Juliekessler1

This book falls into the series of the Elephant and Piggie, where the book "Waiting" is from. The characters and type of illustrations are all the same. The illustrations are very bland but the text is told from speech bubbles, which spices up the book. I also really enjoyed the message of the bo...

from Kdd026

Piggie and Gerald learn that new friends doesn't mean they have to break their friendship. It is a great read-aloud that teaches students the value of friendships and how jealousy can change a relationship. I liked to use it as the main idea/overall theme during my read-aloud. It was an easy inst...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Oh dear. Competition to be the 'best' friend? I don't think that's cool. I'd much rather see the lesson made clear that *everyone* can be friends together.Reread 14 months later ... must've been in a bad mood the time I reacted as above ... it's fine, especially if you look at the end papers (whi...

from jlaurendine

Elephant and Snake were talking about Piggie and Brian Bat. Elephant and Piggie are best friends. Snake and Brian Bat are best friends. Elephant and Snake become suspicious that Piggie and Brian Bat are having too much fun together, and begin to wonder that perhaps if Piggie and Brian Bat have to...

from JL2006

I enjoy Mo Willems and so does my son. We take turns being piggy or Gerald and read with much expression. We add our own made up voice for each character, which makes the story even more fun. Great book for beginning readers to start reading on their own. My son and I enjoy sharing the experience...