I love reading Mo Williams' blog. It's personal, child-oriented and full of his best thinking: http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com
In Mo's latest Elephant and Piggie book, Gerald is careful. But Piggie is not. Piggie disrupts a perfectly day by telling Gerald he is going... but who will Gerald play ping-pong with and wear silly hats with?Such simple text creates an amazingly complex story line in each and every one of these books. Elephant and Piggie have turned me into a Mo Williams fan. And, I have to be honest, that's something that Knuffle Bunny couldn't do! But, Elephant and Piggie are so endearing... I can't wait to add them all to my collection.
My students will love them (yes, I know they are third graders, but c'mon aren't they perfect to use during a study of drawing inferences?). And even if they don't, I'll have a good laugh or two!
Our third graders did a whole author study on Mo Willems in August. They LOVE him. I just bought I AM GOING, CAT THE CAT AND LET'S SAY HI TO FRIENDS WHO FLY and we have been reading and rereading and rereading them all week. We wrote a really fun DON'T LET THE PIGEON TAKE THE CSAP readers' theater if you want it.
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I agree with you! Mo Willems created two lovable characters. My kindergarten and 1st grade ELLs have learned to read thanks to his Piggie & Elephant books. He is wonderful! I am enjoying your blog!
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