We Are in a Book!
Mo Willems Β· 2010
Age 3-4F&P F
π Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2011)π The Atlantic 65 Essential (2025)
View on Open Library βAbout This Book
Elephant Gerald and Piggie discover that someone is reading them. They find out they can make the reader say a word β and Piggie picks a funny one. Then they realize the book will end.
Why This Age
The Elephant & Piggie series uses speech bubbles and expressive illustration that toddlers can follow even before reading. The meta-humor of 'making the reader say a word' is interactive gold.
How to Use
- Read with dramatic voices for Gerald (worried) and Piggie (excited)
- Let your child say the funny word when prompted
- Talk about what happens when books end β then read it again