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Let's Go for a Drive! (Elephant and Piggie #18)
by
Mo Willems
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 Let's Go for a Drive Gerald and Piggie want to hit the road. But the best-laid plans of pigs and elephants often go awry.
Hardcover, 64 pages
Published
October 2nd 2012
by Disney-Hyperion
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I've been studying Mo Willems lately. What's the big hullabaloo about Mo Willems? His art's not the best. It's rather rudimentary. His colors are rather muted and uninspiring. His plots aren't innovative. His stories are about the sounds that animals make or fractured fairy tales, for example—subjects covered by countless other picture book authors. In fact, his plots are rather ordinary. So why is he so popular? It became my mission to find out, so I got 8 of his books from the library.
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Yay! Another Elephant and Piggie story! We read them as soon as we can get them at our local library. We just love these books and our girls love to play the different parts. With only two speaking parts, I got to sit back and listen to our girls read the book to me. I love how Mo Willems includes lots of varying volumes and enthusiasm in his dialogue and I was so impressed how our girls used different inflections in their voice to convey these changes.
Younger children will love the repetition...more
Younger children will love the repetition...more
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I've loved every Elephant & Piggie book, this one Let's Go For a Drive is no exception. I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Elephant and Piggie so much that it would be hard for me not to enjoy each adventure. I do like some books better than others, there will always be favorites for me within the series. This one probably won't make my favorite-from-this-series list. But I did enjoy it. With each rereading I enjoyed it a little more. Gerald, the elephant, is making plans, BIG PLANS for his drive with...more
Mo Willems in general and his Elephant and Piggie books in particular are the best things to happen to children's literature since a guy named Steve started making lists of Best Things to Happen to ______ since _______ back in the 1870s. You could look up that Steve thing or just trust that I did not make it up.
In any case, the latest adventures of Gerald and Piggie involve typically hilarious preparations for a road trip and culminate in a punchline that is utterly charming and delightful even...more
In any case, the latest adventures of Gerald and Piggie involve typically hilarious preparations for a road trip and culminate in a punchline that is utterly charming and delightful even...more
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Let's Go for a Drive! (Elephant and Piggie #18) by Mo Willems show Gerald and Piggie wanting to hit the road. Will Gerald's best-laid plans go smoothly?
Willems' illustrations have their typical wide range of emotions, and despite details, focus on the two main characters. My favorite images are endpapers, Drivey-drive-drive, Mappy-map-map, Umbrelly-umbrellas, elephant smiles, WHAT NOW!, and last picture.
Mo Willems is one of my favorite picture book authors, and I generally love Elephant & P...more
Willems' illustrations have their typical wide range of emotions, and despite details, focus on the two main characters. My favorite images are endpapers, Drivey-drive-drive, Mappy-map-map, Umbrelly-umbrellas, elephant smiles, WHAT NOW!, and last picture.
Mo Willems is one of my favorite picture book authors, and I generally love Elephant & P...more
I am such a big fan of Piggie and Elephant. My children love them, too. Let's Go for a Drive is another winner. Mo Willems does a great job of making Piggie and Elephant's facial expressions easy for young children to know and understand how the words should be read. Even though my daughter is a beginner reader, she still gets her reading emotions correct when reading this book.
Let's Go for a Drive is another great example of a simple plot that children can understand, but it is also still humo...more
Let's Go for a Drive is another great example of a simple plot that children can understand, but it is also still humo...more
After We Are In a Book!, I just don't know where else Willems can go with these two. That meta easy reader was completely tops in my book - pushing the boundaries of what an easy reader can be while also entertaining kids and their parents alike. Still, Let's Go For a Drive is a raucous romp of hilarity and fun; Gerald and Piggie decide to take a drive and assemble all the necessary items for such an outing ... or do they? Subtle changes in lines make dramatic differences in expressions between...more
This may be my favorite Elephant and Piggie book of all time.
We first checked it out just before Christmas, and I knew it was a winner when 2 1/2 year old M. spent our 6 hour drive to Maryland reciting, "Drive, drive, drive-y drive drive!" She can now recite almost the entire book from memory. It's also a great group book, since the refrains invite choral reading.
It doesn't seem as deep conceptually as We are in a Book!, or , but I think it's more delightful, both because of the original premise...more
We first checked it out just before Christmas, and I knew it was a winner when 2 1/2 year old M. spent our 6 hour drive to Maryland reciting, "Drive, drive, drive-y drive drive!" She can now recite almost the entire book from memory. It's also a great group book, since the refrains invite choral reading.
It doesn't seem as deep conceptually as We are in a Book!, or , but I think it's more delightful, both because of the original premise...more
There's a classic bit of writer's advice that a good ending is both surprising and inevitable. Mo Willems has this down at the DNA level; the Elephant and Piggie books always, always, always end well.
Again there's a lot of strength in the expressions on the two friends' faces and the way their bodies inhabit the pages. I read this with my 11yo, who loved the line, "A pig with a car would be silly." She cracked up and said, "But a pig with all this other stuff is okay?"
Great attention to detail...more
Again there's a lot of strength in the expressions on the two friends' faces and the way their bodies inhabit the pages. I read this with my 11yo, who loved the line, "A pig with a car would be silly." She cracked up and said, "But a pig with all this other stuff is okay?"
Great attention to detail...more
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Love it!! Of course. This is so fun to see them prepare for a trip, with a twist at the end that is so obvious yet not--it's brilliant! Got this just in time for our last "What You Love" storytime. Dilemma: do I read this one (for cars) or the ice cream one? Hmmm...
11/7/12 & 11/8/12: Dilemma solved. I read both E&P books. The kids enjoy them so much, they didn't mind having two. And they really liked this. Amazing how doing the sing-song excitement parts prompted the kids to repeat me wi...more
11/7/12 & 11/8/12: Dilemma solved. I read both E&P books. The kids enjoy them so much, they didn't mind having two. And they really liked this. Amazing how doing the sing-song excitement parts prompted the kids to repeat me wi...more
Gerald comes up with the idea to go for a ride, which Piggie enthusiastically supports. Gerald quickly realizes they need to get organized and keeps thinking of items they need--such a a map, sunglasses in case it's sunny, and umbrellas in case it's raining. Each time, Piggie provides the solution. Then Gerald realizes they have forgotten the most important thing of all...but once again, Piggie provides the answer.
I love Gerald and Piggie! I love the twists Willems puts at the end of the these...more
I love Gerald and Piggie! I love the twists Willems puts at the end of the these...more
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Let’s Go For a Drive by Mo Willems
I recently came across this book and thoroughly enjoyed it, finding it enthusiastic and engaging. “Let’s go for a Drive” is an animated book about two best friends. It is a relatively new book and new adventure for elephant and piggy. The two characters have very different personalities compared to one another. Gerald the elephant is very careful whereas piggy is not. Piggy always seems to be smiling whereas Gerald doesn’t...more
Let’s Go For a Drive by Mo Willems
I recently came across this book and thoroughly enjoyed it, finding it enthusiastic and engaging. “Let’s go for a Drive” is an animated book about two best friends. It is a relatively new book and new adventure for elephant and piggy. The two characters have very different personalities compared to one another. Gerald the elephant is very careful whereas piggy is not. Piggy always seems to be smiling whereas Gerald doesn’t...more
I love Elephant and Piggie, and while this is an award-winner this year, I don't think it's his best. Part of why I love E&P is that they take beginning readers to an entirely different level within a very (appropriately) limited vocabulary. This title uses words that will be difficult for new readers, which i noticed in particular because I read it back to back with E&P #1 Today I Will Fly!. Also, it is reminiscent of the Allard's song, Driving in My Car.
My FAVORITE Elephant and Piggie book to date!!! The friends decide they want to take a road trip and brainstorm all of the items they will need. They are completely prepared for a fabulous adventure, but they're just missing one thing: a car!
Great, great, great funny read aloud. I loved the nonsense sing-songy words Elephant and Piggie chant each time they gather an item for their roadtrip. Must read!!!
Great, great, great funny read aloud. I loved the nonsense sing-songy words Elephant and Piggie chant each time they gather an item for their roadtrip. Must read!!!
I think that the Pigeon books are just okay, and that the Knuffle Bunny books are annoying, but I felt that the Elephant & Piggie series had some solid qualities, and I still think so. Nothing comparable to Arnold Lobel or James Marshall, but still very good, honest products.
But this latest title was a very bad surprise. I understand the need to go on with a successful series, but there should be boundaries.
But this latest title was a very bad surprise. I understand the need to go on with a successful series, but there should be boundaries.
Gerald and Piggie fans will eat this one up.
Gerald the Elephant is in fine form, planning the drive that he and Piggie will take. And Piggie is a trouper-- as he throws out plans, she comes up with the map, the sunglasses, the umbrella, the suitcases. She's on a roll... until it's time to come up with the car.
But hey, if you can't go for a drive, there's always a game of pirates.
Mo Willems rocks.
Gerald the Elephant is in fine form, planning the drive that he and Piggie will take. And Piggie is a trouper-- as he throws out plans, she comes up with the map, the sunglasses, the umbrella, the suitcases. She's on a roll... until it's time to come up with the car.
But hey, if you can't go for a drive, there's always a game of pirates.
Mo Willems rocks.
Another Elephant and Piggie book! What could be better? Except this one doesn't have the odd, charming clarity and balance of the best books (There is a Bird on Your Head and We Are in a Book!) in the series. It's kind of like breaking open a pinata--it's too much bozzaz. But even if the story doesn't hit the target, there is almost nothing more pleasurable than watching Gerald and especially Piggie pull faces.
How can one not love the Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Williems? "Let's Go for a Drive!" is no exception. This is a fantastic series with an actual plot using perhaps only 50 words (think: Dr. Seuss) The illustrations are great and the possibilities to use this in the classroom are endless. Great for shared reading, read aloud and a fantastic catalyst for writing projects for early elementary students.
We liked this one, but not as much as we liked We are in a Book!. My daughter (4) likes these books as after they have been read to her once she can recreate the "reading experience" because there are few words on each page and the illustrations are such that she knows what it is time to say.
Ok... I admit it... I had not read "An Elephant and Piggie Book." There...I said it. (Well, wrote it...) Surprisingly, I enjoyed it. Thought it was a perfect adventure for beginning readers. Loved Elephant and Piggie's expressive faces. Typical twist at the end, but somehow fit better than I expected. Ok...I may go back and read others. (And this book won a Geisel honor on Monday!)
The irrepressible Elephant and Piggie are back in this delightful book where friendship thrives! With Gerald's direction, Piggie gathers all the items they need to take a drive. When it turns out they don't have a car, it is alright because Piggie suggests that they play "pirates". This book is clever and adorable with SHOUTING dialogue. The folks at story time loved it!
If this wasn't Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie it would be two stars, but I just can't bring myself to give such a poor rating to the best early reader duo since Frog and Toad.
It doesn't have the same charm as There is a Bird on Your Head, or I Love My New Toy, or even Can I Play, Too? I hope Willems can hit it out of the park next time, but this isn't it.
It doesn't have the same charm as There is a Bird on Your Head, or I Love My New Toy, or even Can I Play, Too? I hope Willems can hit it out of the park next time, but this isn't it.
At the bookstore yesterday, I bought this book for Xander. Today we read it in parts. Xander was the elephant and I was the pig. Great story to help emergent/initial readers with phrasing/fluency/expression. It also speaks to the themes of kindness and friendship. I have many of the books in the series because Xander is such a fan of elephants.
Elephant and Piggie plan a road trip. Elephant is all about the importance of making a plan, but it is Piggie who comes up with all the equipment they need--except one essential item. Elephant is devastated, but luckly Piggie comes up with an alternate plan. An easy to read book, but adults will appreciate the irony more than little ones, I think.
We love Piggie and Elephant and their adventures, and Mo Willems' ability to make reading so much fun! Willems pairs silly dialogue and antics with helpfully repetitive language making this book a fantastic easy reader! When you finish this book you'll be left with the question: who wouldn't want to go for a drive with this pair?
There's nothing complicated about this Elephant and Piggie story or illustrations. But also true to Willems' style, this early reader is a lot of fun! Willems' cartoon-like style still captures plenty of facial emotion and closes with a creative and hilarious resolution to the underlying problem.
I really enjoyed this book! I always like seeing the misadventures/antics/craziness of the Elephant and Piggie books. I liked Gerald's constant revelations of what they would need for their drive and how Piggie would gleefully run off to fetch the new things. I also loved how the book ended; specifically Piggie's clever resolution. Overall this book was entertaining and cute. I vastly enjoyed it and would definitely recommend to old and new fans alike. I was also amused to see not ONE but TWO hi...more
This got an LOL and I may type LOL a lot but I rarely LOL. I don't love Mo Willems illustrations but the stories always make me giggle. I love the imagination of Pig and Elephant. This is a fun early reader. It also teaches kids to not get upset when a plan doesn't come together.
Gerald and Piggie are my heroes.
Or maybe Mo Willems is my hero.
How can these books all be SO AWESOME?
From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Gerald, Piggie, and Mo. I hope you know how much joy you bring to children, especially ones just learning how to read on their own.
Or maybe Mo Willems is my hero.
How can these books all be SO AWESOME?
From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Gerald, Piggie, and Mo. I hope you know how much joy you bring to children, especially ones just learning how to read on their own.
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#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 r...more
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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 r...more
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