Party on, Elephant & Piggie! Horn Book"īeginning readers familiar with Willems's books will recognize his distinctive humor and illustrative style in these stories. The minimalism of both the text and the uncluttered pictures focuses readers' attention and moves the stories forward. Luckily, Piggie has a good head on her shoulders. Cause enough for panic, but when their three eggs hatch (in record gestation time), hysteria ensues. In the second book, two "love birds" make a nest on Gerald's head. "I know parties," he claims, but Piggie and young readers may have doubts about that when Gerald insists they dress for "a fancy pool costume party." In the end, Gerald proves to be savvier than he and Piggie look. High-spirited Piggie has never been to a party when she receives her first invitation, neurotic Gerald takes charge of their attire. The animated illustrations will help new readers decode tone and meaning while the spare dialogue enhances the pictures' slapstick humor. 5/07), each of these books features a simple story told entirely through speech balloons and Willems's emotive pig and elephant characters. Like the first two entries in this beginning reader series (My Friend Is Sad and Today I Will Fly!, rev. It helps to have a best friend when you run into trouble, whether it's the what-to-wear-to-a-party kind or the wildlife-on-your-head variety. And in I Am Invited to a Party! party expert Gerald helps Piggie prepare for all possibilities, as they get dressed for a fancy party, pool party and costume party-all at the same time. In There Is a Bird on Your Head! Gerald the elephant despairs over a family of birds that nests atop his cranium, while Piggie is delighted. Young readers will welcome the return of Mo Willems's pessimistic pachyderm and spirited pig. From easy reader and chapter book series to epic fantasies, favorite characters, settings and story lines reemerge in new additions.
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