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.
Today, I Will Fly! is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible--isn't it?
⋒ Let’s read together Today I Will Fly by Mo Willems.
Read aloud by Miss Christine.
TODAY I WILL FLY
Written by Mo Willems
Illustrated by Mo Willems
Published by Hyperion Books for Children
⋒ NOTE TO FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS AND TEACHERS
A funny story that started the whole Elephant & Piggie series! Can pigs fly?
Great book for ages 2-8
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⋒ ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mo Willems is an author, illustrator, animator, and playwright. He was the inaugural Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence (2019-2022), and he continues to collaborate in creating fun new stuff involving classical music, opera, comedy concerts, dance, painting and digital works with the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, Ben Folds, Yo-Yo Ma, and others. Willems is best known for his #1 New York Times bestselling picture books, which have been awarded three Caldecott Honors (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale; Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity), and his celebrated Elephant and Piggie early reader series, which has been awarded two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors.
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