An Elephant and Pig BIGGIE! by Mo Willems - ESSENTIAL

Willems, Mo An Elephant and Pig BIGGIE!  PICTURE BOOKS.  Hyperion (Disney), 2017 (reprints).  $17.  9781484799673

Five Elephant and Piggie classics are together in one omnibus edition for days of Elephant and piggy fun!  Pefect for bedtime reading.  This reminds of the Frog and Toad omnibus that my on and I read together many times.  No going wrong with this favorite duo!

Pre-K, EL (K-3), GIFT – ESSENTIAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher

Tienes un Pájaro en la Cabeza by Mo Willems-ESSENTIAL

Willems, Mo, Tienes un Pájaro en la Cabeza. pgs. 57. Disney Hyperion, 2017. $9.99. EARLY READER

Gerald has a bird on his head. Can Piggie help him get them off his head?

The translation is well-done and easy to follow while staying true to the reading level. The illustrations, as always, are engaging and fun to read along with the text. Elephant and Piggie fans who are learning to read in Spanish or teachers who want to teach some of the more simple present tenses will enjoy reading or reading aloud this book.  

PreK, EL (K-3). ESSENTIAL. 

Reviewer: Jessica Moody, Library Media Specialist, Olympus Jr. High. 

Esperar no es Facil by Mo Willems-ESSENTIAL

Willems, Mo, Esperar No es Fácil. pgs. 57. Disney Hyperion, 2017. $9.99. EARLY READER

Piggie has a surprise for Gerald, but Gerald doesn’t like waiting. Can he last long enough to see Piggie’s surprise? The translation is well-done and easy to follow while staying true to the reading level. The illustrations, as always, are engaging and fun to read along with the text. Elephant and Piggie fans who are learning to read in Spanish or teachers who want to teach some of the more simple present tenses will enjoy reading or reading aloud this book.  

PreK, EL (K-3). ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: Jessica Moody, Library Media Specialist, Olympus Jr. High

We are Growing by Laurie Keller - ESSENTIAL

Keller, Laurie We Are Growing EARLY READER. Hyperion Books for Children (Disney Book Group) 2016. $9.99. Content: G.  

When 8 blades of grass all start growing at once, they recognize the special in each other (who is the tallest, the pointiest, the curliest) but Walt isn’t any of those things. What makes him special?  

Introduced by Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie, this early reader has the same comic sillyness, the characters telling their own story in word bubbles and pictures.  A fun lesson in diversity and equality, this is a nice continuation to the series, and is the 2017 winner of the Geisel Award.  

EL (K-3) ESSENTIAL Lisa Librarian

Snail & Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kugler - ADVISABLE

Kugler, Tina.  Snail & Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends.  PICTURE BOOK.  Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, 2016.  $16.99.

Snail is playing with a rock and a stick when Worm comes by.  They become friends and Worm encourages Snail to climb a flower.  Worm is very proud when Snail gets to the top, but how will he get down?  In the last story, Snail and Worm introduce their pets, Worm’s pet named Sam (who is a dog) and Snail’s pet dog Rex (who is a spider). 

Fans of Mo Willem’s Elephant and Piggie books will latch onto these two new friends.  The stories are humorous with charming conclusions.  Kugler’s illustrations have the same appealing simplicity of Elephant and Piggie books, but with more details in the backgrounds.    

Pre-K, EL-ADVISABLE.  Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.