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Elephant & Piggie #5
I Love My New Toy!
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 I Love My New Toy!, Piggie can't wait to show Gerald her brand new toy. But will an accidentally broken toy accidentally break a friendship?
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
In I Love My New Toy!, Piggie can't wait to show Gerald her brand new toy. But will an accidentally broken toy accidentally break a friendship?
57 pages, Hardcover
First published June 3, 2008
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About the author
Mo Willems
231 books4,113 followers#1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.
In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91.
The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's."
Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91.
The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's."
Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
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February 10, 2017
With minimal words, Mo Willems draws out a story where Piggy gets a new toy and Gerald breaks it.
The chagrin of being wrongly blamed is illustrated truly as felt. The drawings are fabulous and invokes the curiosity of the young reader.
Is a broken toy strong enough to break a friendship that spanned over 4 earlier books?
Let's find out.
October 10, 2022
عنوان فارسی: "اسباب بازی عزیزم!"
(میخوام یه بیانیه بدم، توش تغییر اسم کتابها موقع ترجمه رو محکوم کنم 🤦🏻♀️)
(میخوام یه بیانیه بدم، توش تغییر اسم کتابها موقع ترجمه رو محکوم کنم 🤦🏻♀️)
March 14, 2019
Piggy gets a new toy.
Gerald breaks Piggy's new toy.
Piggy is mad.
Gerald is sad.
Piggy realises that the toy is not broken.
Now, Gerald is mad and Piggy feels guilty for blaming her friend.
This is a typical scene between two children:
1. Toys are shared.
2. Toys get broken.
3. Friendships are tested.
4. Result: Friends are more important than toys.
Children are too innocent and pure to stay angry for long!
Gerald breaks Piggy's new toy.
Piggy is mad.
Gerald is sad.
Piggy realises that the toy is not broken.
Now, Gerald is mad and Piggy feels guilty for blaming her friend.
This is a typical scene between two children:
1. Toys are shared.
2. Toys get broken.
3. Friendships are tested.
4. Result: Friends are more important than toys.
Children are too innocent and pure to stay angry for long!
June 30, 2018
Elephant and Piggie return for yet another entertaining book sure to be a laugh for young readers. When Piggie shows up with a new toy, she wants to share the experience with Gerald. However, moments after they begin to play, Gerald tosses the toy into the air and it breaks. What was a wonderful experience quickly soured and Piggie is full of accusations. Gerald feels awful, but there is nothing that can be done. Cries and yelling fill pages of the book until an interesting development changes the dynamic of this piece. Neo loved the story and knows the change in emotions that turn on a dime. While he admits that broken toys can make a child upset, he also accepts that sometimes kids rush without thinking.
May 16, 2010
Early readers can be such a pain. They have to be easy to read, so they include a lot of very short, repetitititive sentences. I bet you can quote Dick and Jane here: See Spot. See Spot run. Run, Spot, run! Run, run, run! Short, easy to read, lots of practice with those three words... and boring as HECK. Who wants to read that more than once?
Or they do the same thing, but with rhyming: See the cat. The cat is fat. The fat cat sat. Sat on the mat. The fat cat sat on the mat. See the rat!
Ye gods. Now your kid will always be able to read -at words, but they'll read them all in a dreadful monotone, ill-suited for anything other than the phone book. Gotta indoctrinate them young to think reading is dull and boring!
Well, there is hope. Elephant and Piggie! This series does everything right.
First of all, the text is all dialog. Exciting, funny dialog with LOTS AND LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!! Ever see a first grader write? EVERY! SENTENCE! NEEDS! AN! EXCLAMATION! POINT!!!! YES IT DOES! You can't help but ham it up when you read, no matter HOW much you hate reading.
And when there is repetition - as there needs to be, to help children practice - it's natural. Piggie will say something, and then Elephant will repeat it in a disbelieving way. Or Elephant will say something and Piggie will repeat it to agree with him. (Doesn't happen much in this one.)
Secondly, the pictures are active and engaging and funny and dramatic. Not much distracting detail, either. But while the pictures are so active and engaging and funny and dramatic, they provide a LITTLE bit of help to the shaky reader... but not so much that they think they can look at the picture and not bother with those troublesome words.
Thirdly, the books are just interesting. When you're learning something now, you have to do it more than once. It's good for kids to re-read the same books over and over again... and I'm sure it saves the teacher money on stocking her classroom shelves! But what child, honestly, wants to read a beginning reader again? It's boring! They read it once, are you happy? Now they want to get to the good stuff!
I promise you, kids will want to read these books over and over again. I don't know through educational experience, no... but I know through watching my own two nieces. I know through looking at adults eagerly picking up these books to read. Adults! There's just something about them.
My favorite part of this book? Has to be when Piggie thinks Gerald is rejecting her ("I do not want to play with your new toy") but really he's saying he wants to play with HER, not that TOY. Awww!
Or they do the same thing, but with rhyming: See the cat. The cat is fat. The fat cat sat. Sat on the mat. The fat cat sat on the mat. See the rat!
Ye gods. Now your kid will always be able to read -at words, but they'll read them all in a dreadful monotone, ill-suited for anything other than the phone book. Gotta indoctrinate them young to think reading is dull and boring!
Well, there is hope. Elephant and Piggie! This series does everything right.
First of all, the text is all dialog. Exciting, funny dialog with LOTS AND LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!! Ever see a first grader write? EVERY! SENTENCE! NEEDS! AN! EXCLAMATION! POINT!!!! YES IT DOES! You can't help but ham it up when you read, no matter HOW much you hate reading.
And when there is repetition - as there needs to be, to help children practice - it's natural. Piggie will say something, and then Elephant will repeat it in a disbelieving way. Or Elephant will say something and Piggie will repeat it to agree with him. (Doesn't happen much in this one.)
Secondly, the pictures are active and engaging and funny and dramatic. Not much distracting detail, either. But while the pictures are so active and engaging and funny and dramatic, they provide a LITTLE bit of help to the shaky reader... but not so much that they think they can look at the picture and not bother with those troublesome words.
Thirdly, the books are just interesting. When you're learning something now, you have to do it more than once. It's good for kids to re-read the same books over and over again... and I'm sure it saves the teacher money on stocking her classroom shelves! But what child, honestly, wants to read a beginning reader again? It's boring! They read it once, are you happy? Now they want to get to the good stuff!
I promise you, kids will want to read these books over and over again. I don't know through educational experience, no... but I know through watching my own two nieces. I know through looking at adults eagerly picking up these books to read. Adults! There's just something about them.
My favorite part of this book? Has to be when Piggie thinks Gerald is rejecting her ("I do not want to play with your new toy") but really he's saying he wants to play with HER, not that TOY. Awww!
December 20, 2011
So funny! I love how Mo Willems is able to convey so much emotion with just a few words and his wonderful illustrations. I'm not sure that this was my favorite of his works, though. I guess I wanted a tad more resolution on one point, and maybe some of you can help: do you think the elephant was being devious when he said "Maybe it is a throwing toy?" Because he looked rather devious when he suggested it, but then he seemed genuinely shocked when the toy broke. It seemed like the little pig had more right to be angry with his friend if the friend really didn't believe it was a throwing toy than if it had been a true accident. But, I might be misinterpreting it and the ending is really so cute and has a great message.
June 27, 2018
Elephant y Piggie nunca defraudan.
Historia sencilla, divertida y con buen mensaje.
Historia sencilla, divertida y con buen mensaje.
February 2, 2010
The Turkeybird Speaks: "Give me a minute...thanks! I needed a second to compose myself. The best part about this book...my mom, reading it to me. She's amazing! If I could get her to read it over and over for hours every day I would, because it's great. Hold on, I think I might be able to get her to read it!...
"Hahaha! That was great, I mean really! You are missing out on life if you haven't read this, because if I'm not mistaken they have studies proving that laughter helps you live longer, right? I can't stop laughing! Haha! Every time I even see this book I have to chuckle, it's so much fun. And if it couldn't get much better, it's all about a toy! Wonderful. Mo Willems is by far one of my favorite authors and illustrators. He's a genius! Go out get this book and read it to the nearest 2 to 4 year old you know, they will love you forever for it."
Mom's Two Cents: "One of my favorite things about this book, The Turkeybird's reaction. I honestly can say that very rarely do I see him light up the way he does when I read this book to him. And who doesn't appreciate that? It was a joy, yet again today when he ran into my room with this book in tow and a huge grin on his face. I'd read it once and then he'd say 'again! again!'. How could I refuse such plea's? It truly was the highlight of my day.
"I Love My New Toy! is the story of a little Piggie (insert the nearest preschool age child in your life) and her adventure getting, losing and regaining a toy and more importantly a friend. Piggie initially chooses to share her toy with her good friend Gerald, but he causes strife by breaking it...or so they think. Piggie goes through a range of emotions and eventually finds that it's better to forgive than hold a grudge. It teaches children that friends are the things to be treasured not just our possessions.
"When we purchased this for The Turkeybird it was in the hopes that it would help him with sharing. I'm not entirely sure that it's helped so far, but it has taught him some other very valuable lessons. It's helped him put names to feelings and emotions he's had. Recently he had a toy break and I think reading the book helped him understand it was okay, he had other toys and friends to play with. He still values the things he has, but I'm pretty sure it's helping him to see they aren't what is important in life.
"A great book with a great message that's also very entertaining. Perfect for reading together between you and your toddler or even a group of toddlers together could be great!"
The1stdaughter Recommends: Toddlers of any age will love being read this book. Also great for teaching children about different emotions by putting a name to them in a way they can understand. And helping them to see what is important in life.
"Hahaha! That was great, I mean really! You are missing out on life if you haven't read this, because if I'm not mistaken they have studies proving that laughter helps you live longer, right? I can't stop laughing! Haha! Every time I even see this book I have to chuckle, it's so much fun. And if it couldn't get much better, it's all about a toy! Wonderful. Mo Willems is by far one of my favorite authors and illustrators. He's a genius! Go out get this book and read it to the nearest 2 to 4 year old you know, they will love you forever for it."
Mom's Two Cents: "One of my favorite things about this book, The Turkeybird's reaction. I honestly can say that very rarely do I see him light up the way he does when I read this book to him. And who doesn't appreciate that? It was a joy, yet again today when he ran into my room with this book in tow and a huge grin on his face. I'd read it once and then he'd say 'again! again!'. How could I refuse such plea's? It truly was the highlight of my day.
"I Love My New Toy! is the story of a little Piggie (insert the nearest preschool age child in your life) and her adventure getting, losing and regaining a toy and more importantly a friend. Piggie initially chooses to share her toy with her good friend Gerald, but he causes strife by breaking it...or so they think. Piggie goes through a range of emotions and eventually finds that it's better to forgive than hold a grudge. It teaches children that friends are the things to be treasured not just our possessions.
"When we purchased this for The Turkeybird it was in the hopes that it would help him with sharing. I'm not entirely sure that it's helped so far, but it has taught him some other very valuable lessons. It's helped him put names to feelings and emotions he's had. Recently he had a toy break and I think reading the book helped him understand it was okay, he had other toys and friends to play with. He still values the things he has, but I'm pretty sure it's helping him to see they aren't what is important in life.
"A great book with a great message that's also very entertaining. Perfect for reading together between you and your toddler or even a group of toddlers together could be great!"
The1stdaughter Recommends: Toddlers of any age will love being read this book. Also great for teaching children about different emotions by putting a name to them in a way they can understand. And helping them to see what is important in life.
March 30, 2020
One of a growing number of Elephant and Piggie books - begun in 2007, with
Today I Will Fly!
, this series of early-readers from celebrated children's author and artist Mo Willems now includes over fifteen titles - I Love My New Toy! presents the simple story of two friends, and the quarrel that ensues when one of them breaks the other's new toy. Piggie, ecstatically excited about her new plaything, is eager to share it with Elephant, but dismayed and angry when he breaks it. Unwilling to accept his apologies, she throw a massive temper tantrum, until a passing squirrel discovers that the toy is not broken at all. Will Elephant still be willing to play, after Piggie's less than gracious behavior...?
One of our December selections, over in The Picture-Book Club to which I belong, where our theme for the month is "toys," I Love My Toy! is the first Elephant and Piggie book I have read, and I can see why they have been so successful. The text (as one might expect) is simple, with only a few words per page, but still manages to capture - together with the cartoon-like illustrations - the emotional lives of young children. Sweet without being saccharine, the story highlights the tempestuous ups and downs that preschoolers experience, and their frequent inability (as seen in Piggie's temper tantrum) to control their emotions. The conclusion, in which Willems sets up reader expectation that Elephant will get back at Piggie, and then takes a different direction, is very satisfying indeed! Highly recommended to all beginning readers!
One of our December selections, over in The Picture-Book Club to which I belong, where our theme for the month is "toys," I Love My Toy! is the first Elephant and Piggie book I have read, and I can see why they have been so successful. The text (as one might expect) is simple, with only a few words per page, but still manages to capture - together with the cartoon-like illustrations - the emotional lives of young children. Sweet without being saccharine, the story highlights the tempestuous ups and downs that preschoolers experience, and their frequent inability (as seen in Piggie's temper tantrum) to control their emotions. The conclusion, in which Willems sets up reader expectation that Elephant will get back at Piggie, and then takes a different direction, is very satisfying indeed! Highly recommended to all beginning readers!
May 26, 2010
We love, love, love Mo Willems's stories and the Elephant and Piggie series is one of our favorites. The stories are very simple, with short dialogue on lots of pages, but the books depict a wide range of emotions and they are great for getting children to see the irony, but also learn how to read aloud with varied tones and emotions. We took turns reading the different parts and we really enjoyed reading it together.
This book was featured as one of the selections for the Toys themed reads for the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
This book was featured as one of the selections for the Toys themed reads for the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
November 8, 2017
The Elephant and Piggie books have been wonderful for my son. He has struggled to learn to read and to enjoy reading. There weren’t many books that would hold his attention...until we discovered these gems. Now he’s reading every night, and this book in particular seems to be a favorite. I’m grateful we found some books that work for him! #autismmom
March 8, 2016
True friendship trumps all personality defects.
August 17, 2019
عنوان ترجمه فارسی: اسباب بازی عزیزم!
(داستان های فیلی و فیگی-4)
(داستان های فیلی و فیگی-4)
February 2, 2013
Can't get better than this for storytime if you love drama! My favorite Elephant & Piggie book! Willems' comical and expressive illustrations illuminate his words. It's in the eyes, eyebrows, and facial expressions as well as the body language. It's in the text, which can be bolded one minute, with exclamation marks, then quiet and lowercase, or no comment at all. Vocabulary repetition is a teaching element within all the books in this series. Hard to pull off in a short book, with few words to begin with. But Willems honed his craft as a writer on Sesame Street, where short sketches are the norm.
Little kids latch onto toys for no other reason than they love the idea of owning that toy. Perhaps this is why the book gets off to such a great start: (Piggie) "LOOK AT MY NEW TOY!!! I love my new toy." (Gerald) "What does it do?" (Piggie) "I have no idea." Gerald puzzles "Maybe it is a throwing toy." Next, his expression changes to devious delight, showing us the jealous side of children who envy others' possessions: "I love throwing toys." Gerald's eyes glow red when Piggie innocently hands him the coveted toy; "Yes!" says Gerald. Gerald throws the toy high into the air. When it falls and breaks on the ground, anger and sorrow ensue, but the comic relief is in the form of a little squirrel, who understands that the toy is meant to break and snap, and that the toy is, in fact, not broken at all. The twosome are bewildered, then Piggie is embarrased and tries to make amends. Gerald is no longer interested in the toy, but before Piggie can completely fall apart, Gerald states "I want to play with you. Friends are more fun than toys." Running off into the distance, playing tag (ostensibly to find the trademark pigeon in the end pages!), Willems gets a star in my book for teaching kids the value to place on friendship. If you haven't read any of Elephant & Piggie, read this one first!
Little kids latch onto toys for no other reason than they love the idea of owning that toy. Perhaps this is why the book gets off to such a great start: (Piggie) "LOOK AT MY NEW TOY!!! I love my new toy." (Gerald) "What does it do?" (Piggie) "I have no idea." Gerald puzzles "Maybe it is a throwing toy." Next, his expression changes to devious delight, showing us the jealous side of children who envy others' possessions: "I love throwing toys." Gerald's eyes glow red when Piggie innocently hands him the coveted toy; "Yes!" says Gerald. Gerald throws the toy high into the air. When it falls and breaks on the ground, anger and sorrow ensue, but the comic relief is in the form of a little squirrel, who understands that the toy is meant to break and snap, and that the toy is, in fact, not broken at all. The twosome are bewildered, then Piggie is embarrased and tries to make amends. Gerald is no longer interested in the toy, but before Piggie can completely fall apart, Gerald states "I want to play with you. Friends are more fun than toys." Running off into the distance, playing tag (ostensibly to find the trademark pigeon in the end pages!), Willems gets a star in my book for teaching kids the value to place on friendship. If you haven't read any of Elephant & Piggie, read this one first!
December 3, 2011
Mo Willems continues his Elephant & Piggie first reader series featuring an optimistic (and sometimes reckless) pig & a cautious, pessimistic elephant. In I Love My New Toy!, Piggie can't wait to show Gerald her brand new toy. But will an accidentally broken toy accidentally break a friendship? (Goodreads Summary)
The illustrations are fun as always. My favorites include Piggy showing Gerald her toy, Gerald throwing the toy, the toy zooming toward the ground, the squirrel snapping the toy together, and the final illustration.
I enjoyed Squirrel's appearance in the book.
I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) by Mo Willems is spot-on in showing the emotions when a friend appears to have broken his friend's new toy. This easy reader series has large fonts, word bubbles, word repetition, & slapstick humor. Themes here include friendship, toys & emotions. Willems' ability to display the emotions of his characters is put to good use in this tale. There's a good moral at the end, plus the ending dialog is perfect!
For ages 3 to 7, preschool, beginning readers, for toy, friendship, & emotion themes, and for fans of Piggie, Gerald and Mo Willems.
The illustrations are fun as always. My favorites include Piggy showing Gerald her toy, Gerald throwing the toy, the toy zooming toward the ground, the squirrel snapping the toy together, and the final illustration.
I enjoyed Squirrel's appearance in the book.
I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) by Mo Willems is spot-on in showing the emotions when a friend appears to have broken his friend's new toy. This easy reader series has large fonts, word bubbles, word repetition, & slapstick humor. Themes here include friendship, toys & emotions. Willems' ability to display the emotions of his characters is put to good use in this tale. There's a good moral at the end, plus the ending dialog is perfect!
For ages 3 to 7, preschool, beginning readers, for toy, friendship, & emotion themes, and for fans of Piggie, Gerald and Mo Willems.
April 13, 2018
12/1/11 I'm sure I've read this before--probably a couple of years back when I was first getting to know Willems' works and hadn't caught the genius of it all. Must read again.
1/25/12 Yep. I did read it. At least up until the toy broke. I don't remember the squirrel (which I loved). And I definitely read this before I got E&P and other Willems. I'm so glad I've come to understand and love them. My life would be such a sad thing without them. :-)
2/12/14 Used in my "Love" theme for Valentine's Day. I always save E&P for the end, and we all have such fun with them. This was great. They loved seeing Piggie get angry, and they picked up on the toy without too much explanation/prompting from me. Wonderful ending to a wonderful storytimg--and I have such a great group, too!
4/11/18 Used in L theme. Lots of smiles from all. It was a good group and fun to read, even with the very ornery younger sibling being distracting. Was going to read a 4th book after, but figured the young uns were done.
Sent this on Daddy night. They read it twice. That's a success.
1/25/12 Yep. I did read it. At least up until the toy broke. I don't remember the squirrel (which I loved). And I definitely read this before I got E&P and other Willems. I'm so glad I've come to understand and love them. My life would be such a sad thing without them. :-)
2/12/14 Used in my "Love" theme for Valentine's Day. I always save E&P for the end, and we all have such fun with them. This was great. They loved seeing Piggie get angry, and they picked up on the toy without too much explanation/prompting from me. Wonderful ending to a wonderful storytimg--and I have such a great group, too!
4/11/18 Used in L theme. Lots of smiles from all. It was a good group and fun to read, even with the very ornery younger sibling being distracting. Was going to read a 4th book after, but figured the young uns were done.
Sent this on Daddy night. They read it twice. That's a success.
January 11, 2013
This was a very well written children’s book and had a very sound message. The pig gets a new toy that he loves very much so, and shows the elephant what his toy is. When the elephant plays with it he ends up breaking it. The pig and the elephant get in a big fight over the toy and no longer wish to be friends. A little critter comes along and shows the two that the toy is not broken and that is what the toy is supposed to do. They become friends again and realize that friendship is more important than a silly toy. The moral of the story is, no matter what you have, your friends will always be more important than a material item. I would recommend this to parents who are trying to teach the kids how to read and understand the importance of friendship.
March 16, 2009
Kendall has picked up a few Elephant Gerald and Piggie books at the library lately. There are short books with easy words and a slightly skewed way of teaching some sort of lesson about friendship. In this particular story Elephant breaks Piggie's new toy, which is actually supposed to break, and in the end they decide to play tag instead. Bizarre. But it gets five stars because this is the first book the my four year old read to me the entire way through, word for word. How awesome is that! We will pick up another one to see if we get the same results.
December 12, 2011
Mo Willems is quickly becoming one of my go-to authors for picture books. His characters Piggie and Gerald are real; children can relate to them and see themselves in them. This story can help children process their feelings about a very common event—a friend breaking a toy—without being too preachy. Love the simple illustrations, easy to read text, and facial expressions of the characters. Great book!
February 21, 2012
This is a cute book great for toddlers. Simple humorous illustrations and story line. I like how the illustrations captured facial expressions. Being around toddlers on a daily basis, I can really relate to this book and so can the toddlers.
I discovered this book via the Children's Picture Book Club found here:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/commen...
I discovered this book via the Children's Picture Book Club found here:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/commen...
October 19, 2019
Mo Willems is a genius at humorous and heartfelt books for readers. If I can share one of his books at storytime, I will. I Love My New Toy! fit with the shiny theme because new toys are usually shinier than old toys. This read was also very emotional, so it was great fun to read aloud. Children and adults enjoyed the story of Piggie's new toy.
2012 Storytime Theme: Shiny
2019 Storytime Theme: Toys / Play
Additional themes: pigs, elephants, friends, toys
Reviewed from a library copy.
2012 Storytime Theme: Shiny
2019 Storytime Theme: Toys / Play
Additional themes: pigs, elephants, friends, toys
Reviewed from a library copy.
September 11, 2013
Another wonderful Willems book that kept both my 5 yr old and twin 3 yr olds fascinated. Not enough words to be even a reading level 1 book, Willems still has a way about him to bring the reader into his wonderful world. These books are ones my whole family loves. And a fellow friend on GR recently told me that the pigeon was hidden in each book and we now love to look for him too! Fun for all and a great addition to any children's library!
October 14, 2014
Another very nice book by Mo Willems. Piggy has a new toy. Which he loves. Elephant asks to play with it (although neither of them know what it does) and promptly breaks it. Piggy is very mad. And sad. Then they find out that it's not actually broken and both are relieved and a bit embarrassed. Elephant says very wisely that it's much more fun to play with Piggy than with toys anyway!
February 22, 2017
There's some anger in this one, but kids need an outlet for their emotions too. It's all in dialogue which was a little tricky for storytime this morning, and the kids were kind of young to pick up on that it was the characters talking instead of me just reading a story. But it's not too long and could start some conversations in a one-on-one event.
December 12, 2018
Wonderful. Such a powerful and thoughtful message for young people delivered in a caring and considerate way. Parents need to connect their kids to these Willem books for thoughtful and deep conversations. This one invites discussion on the nature of friendship and the allure of materialism which is destroying the planet. Bravo !
April 7, 2018
The Elephant and Piggie books are my 5-year-old son's new favourite books, and he can read them to us. They are really cute, funny situations about friendship, imagination, emotions and just being little.
July 22, 2020
My 5yo: It's fun. I wish I had the toy. I love this book. The squirrel is smart, and they have fun playing together. The end.
Mom: In this day of biggest and best, I love the clear message that friends are more important than toys. 💜
Mom: In this day of biggest and best, I love the clear message that friends are more important than toys. 💜
January 9, 2009
Having 2 boys who go through toys very quickly - I thought this was great and I am going to try it next year for my New Year's toy story time.
February 18, 2009
Love the addition of Squirrel: "You got a break and snap toy. Cool!"
It's amazing what emotions Mo can evoke with just two black ovals, a pig nose, and a line....
It's amazing what emotions Mo can evoke with just two black ovals, a pig nose, and a line....
December 31, 2018
Read to Trent 7-1-14
Love the squirrel!
And once again, love the ending.
Love the squirrel!
And once again, love the ending.
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