We Are in a Book!-An Elephant and Piggie Book by Willems, Mo

Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie.

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.

In We Are in a Book! Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends?

Read all of Elephant Gerald and Piggie's adventures!
- Today I Will Fly!
- My Friend is Sad
- I Am Invited to a Party!
- There is a Bird on Your Head!
- I Love My New Toy!
- I Will Surprise My Friend!
- Are You Ready to Play Outside?
- Watch Me Throw the Ball!
- Elephants Cannot Dance!
- Pigs Make Me Sneeze!
- I Am Going!
- Can I Play Too?
- We Are in a Book!
- I Broke My Trunk!
- Should I Share My Ice Cream?
- Let's Go for a Drive!
- Happy Pig Day!
- Listen to My Trumpet!
- A Big Guy Took My Ball!
- I'm a Frog!
- My New Friend is So Fun!
- Waiting is Not Easy!
- I Will Take a Nap!
- I Really Like Slop!
- The Thank You Book

Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 09/14/2010
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.60w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781423133087
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154356 / We Are in a Book!

Award: Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner
Award: Gryphon Award - Winner
Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Winner
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Winner
Award: Monarch Award - Second Place

Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 56
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2010
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2010
Booklist 09/15/2010 pg. 71
School Library Journal 11/01/2010 pg. 87
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2010 pg. 28

About the Author
Number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity). Other favorites include Big Frog Can't Fit In: A Pop-Out Book and City Dog, Country Frog illustrated by Jon J Muth. His acclaimed Elephant & Piggie early reader series received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal in 2008 and 2009. For more information, visit www.pigeonpresents.com.

#1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS!, KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY TALE, and KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO: A TALE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY) and his acclaimed Elephant and Piggie early reader series received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal in 2008 and 2009. He lives with his wife and daughter in Western Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.pigeonpresents.com.