We Are in a Book!
Mo Willems · 2010
3-4 岁F&P F
🏆 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2011)🏆 The Atlantic 65 Essential (2025)
View on Open Library ↗About This Book
Elephant Gerald and Piggie discover that someone is reading them. They find out they can make the reader say a word — 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 — then read it again