My newest, favorite children's author is Mo Willems...and for today E is for Elephants Cannot Dance.
Mo is the author and illustrator of the Pigeon books- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, and the Knuffle Bunny series. His humor and short lines for each character, usually in word bubbles, make for easy reading for the youngest readers....he is the new Dr. Seuss!
My students learned to read with Mo last year. We wrote him letters and although he says he does not have time to answer personally, he did autograph a poster and write a personal message to my class...
...oh, if you still want to know if Elephants can dance....yes! Gerald does end up dancing.
*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*DANCE TIL YOU DROP*
8 comments:
We LOVE Mom Willems! Our favorite is Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Haven't checked out the Elephant/Pig books yet. Thanks for the tip!
The Good Twin @ thewinetwins.blogspot.com
Aw... sounds very cute! I love books that are about mastering something you can't do, and elephants and dancing are just a bonus.
My kids love the Pigeon books! I'll have to check this one out, too. :)
Love Mo Willems! My favorite line is "You need help." Happy writing!
Mo Willems is the best! I do live piggy and elephant and the pigeon, but my absolute faves are Leonardo the Terrible Monster and Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct. He is a riot and so so clever.
We're big fans of Mo Willems in our house. They make me laugh too.
Anyone who can imagine a pigeon driving a bus can't be all bad.
We are big Gerald and Piggie fans around here...it was even my son's birthday theme!
http://diaryofanearlynewmom.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-much-birthday.html
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