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Today I Will Fly! (Elephant and Piggie #1)
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.
Today, I Will Fly is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible--isn't it?
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
Today, I Will Fly is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible--isn't it?
Hardcover, 64 pages
Published
April 1st 2007
by Hyperion
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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 r...more
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 r...more
Today I Will Fly!
4 out of 5 stars
Willems uses simplistic pencil drawings of the two main characters, which are repeated throughout the entire book. The arrangement of the text is predictable as well; on each page, the text appears as spoken words from one of the illustrations. Each page has only one of the illustrations speaking, which helps to support very young readers. Willems uses negative space, which helps support the reader too. Large font size, short sentence len...more
4 out of 5 stars
Willems uses simplistic pencil drawings of the two main characters, which are repeated throughout the entire book. The arrangement of the text is predictable as well; on each page, the text appears as spoken words from one of the illustrations. Each page has only one of the illustrations speaking, which helps to support very young readers. Willems uses negative space, which helps support the reader too. Large font size, short sentence len...more
Independent Reading 1st grade
Willems made great use of white space and large fonts in “Today I Will Fly”. The pictures of Elephant and Piggie are simple drawings using pink and gray, but they portray the expressions of humans. Willems used repetition of sight words and maintained simple two to word sentences when dialoguing the conversation between these two characters. I especially liked the way he made the font extremely loud to emphasize the excitement of the phrase. Children will...more
Willems made great use of white space and large fonts in “Today I Will Fly”. The pictures of Elephant and Piggie are simple drawings using pink and gray, but they portray the expressions of humans. Willems used repetition of sight words and maintained simple two to word sentences when dialoguing the conversation between these two characters. I especially liked the way he made the font extremely loud to emphasize the excitement of the phrase. Children will...more
This book is FANTASTIC. Seriously, a must-read. Check out the facial expressions - exceptional. I aspire to own the whole collection one day. (I'm totally serious.)
The more I read of this series, the more I like it. At first I thought it was a little simplistic, but that is perfect for preschoolers and it deals with complex issues (such as biological limitations in this one) in a way that they can understand (the other one I'm thinking about is emotions in My Friend is Sad). I love that each character's text bubble is the same color as the character making it easier for the pre-reader and my son wanted to read this again as soon as I was finished. At 3 ...more
Mo Willems is my personal contemporary children's hero. They are simple, clever and give the reader room to personalize the experience of sharing his books with kids. With the Elephant and Piggie series, I love to make Piggie have a very high childlike voice in contrast to Elephant having a very low slow voice. This emphasizes their differences and makes for such fun read alouds. The point is that even though Elephant and Piggie are so different from each other, they have a profound bond that we...more
Joey Fong
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This one of the Elephant and Piggie book series by Mo Willems. I am a huge fan of Mo Willems. This book is funny and very simple. Lots and Lots of sight words in there for students to recognize. One thing I love about the series is that it is written in a conversational tone. iot shows students how to convey emotions through different size font and punctuations. Great book for mini lessons!! Love!
Ages K-3rd
This excellent easy-reader is about an enthusiastic piggy who tells his friend elephant that he wants to fly. The practical elephant insists that piggy can not and will not fly. But piggy does not give up. Very, very fun to read and read again. It made me laugh out loud! Piggy's enthusiasm is evident in the illustrations as well as the story - a well integrated picture book.
This excellent easy-reader is about an enthusiastic piggy who tells his friend elephant that he wants to fly. The practical elephant insists that piggy can not and will not fly. But piggy does not give up. Very, very fun to read and read again. It made me laugh out loud! Piggy's enthusiasm is evident in the illustrations as well as the story - a well integrated picture book.
Karelle Royal
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Hilarious book about 2 friends who are always together.
In this book, piggy is determined to learn how to fly.
Silly & amusing illustrations.
Excellent use of expressive text.
Will have Pre K-1st grade students LOL.
Teaches about friendship.
Great books with funny problem solving strategies.
Young children & adults alike will get a kcik out of reading these Mo Willems books.
In this book, piggy is determined to learn how to fly.
Silly & amusing illustrations.
Excellent use of expressive text.
Will have Pre K-1st grade students LOL.
Teaches about friendship.
Great books with funny problem solving strategies.
Young children & adults alike will get a kcik out of reading these Mo Willems books.
I read this to the kindergarteners this week. Most of the kiddos gave the book two thumbs up. Personally, I love how the adults and kids can laugh for different reasons. Mo Willems has a terrific sense of humor. If you haven't read any of his books, find some young children and start reading!
My five-year old didn't like this book that much (she didn't like that they were fighting), but my husband laughed hysterically when he read it. It's designed for early readers (it might have fewer words than "The Cat in the Hat")
After Maya read the party book, she has returned to this one and decided that she likes it.
After Maya read the party book, she has returned to this one and decided that she likes it.
So this is only the second Mo Willems book I've read, and I really should read more. These books are hilarious, and fun for adults too! Each page is so simple, making it easy to read and straight forward, but the ideas are just ingenious. Kids will love the characters and the humor.
The Elephant and Piggie books - what can I say? These books are loved by both my 5 and 2 year old (and me as well). My 5 year old who is just learning to sound out words will pick up these books to practice. Their fun and witty with simply text and loads of personality.
The Elephant and Piggie books - what can I say? These books are loved by both my 5 and 2 year old (and me as well). My 5 year old who is just learning to sound out words will pick up these books to practice. Their fun and witty with simply text and loads of personality.
A fairly typical book in the Elephant and Piggie series. As always, our oldest reads Gerald's dialogue and I read Piggie's dialogue (plus any extras). We love the repetition, the expressions, and the emotional roller coaster that each story depicts. Fun!
I love this book. Anytime someone says "You need help," in whatever context, it makes me think of this happy little pig and her grouchy elephant friend. I will read this book out loud to anyone whenever asked. Or even if not asked. I love this book.
Willems' very dry humor works perfectly in his Elephant and Piggie easy readers. Lots of white space makes these approachable for those learning to read and the format for each page is similar without being boring. Words are all in speech bubbles with the different colors indicating which character is speaking. The illustrations are very simple and yet emotions are clearly communicated to the reader. Today I Will Fly is not my favorite of the series as Gerald appears to be fairly dismissive ...more
No matter how old you are you need to read this book and the other Elephant and Piggie books. These little tales will make you feel so good. My After School Adventures crew loves these books so much they make me read them over and over again.
Oh wow. How does Willems show so much expression with so few lines and no colors? Don't forget to check out the endpapers! Did you know Piggie is female!? Heart & humor & creativity and very easy words for beginning readers.
Mo Willems is a genius. He does simply illustrated children's books with a sarcastic tone that only adults pick up on. I've chuckled out loud at quite a few of his books while reading them to my daughter. Love him.
These "easy readers" of some of the best I've seen! I would say as good as Dr. Seuss ones, just different. No one can beat Dr. Seuss in my book. But as a parent I like reading these readers and that is saying something.
Mo Willems is a genius. He does simply illustrated children's books with a sarcastic tone that only adults pick up on. I've chuckled out loud at quite a few of his books while reading them to my daughter. Love him.
I love Piggie and Elephant. Find out how Piggie gets to fly with another hit of an easy reader!
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Diane Strait
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Mo Willems has created a set of friends for the beginning reader that will have them laughing and begging for more silly adventures with Elephant and Piggie. The entire series is silly, funny and full of friendship.
This series is finally inspiring my 7-year-old to read eagerly. The clever illustrations and witty dialogue, coupled with "I Can Read It" prose, has made the "Elephant and Piggie" series a complete game-changer for us.
So cute, I must buy these for friends with small children. Amazing how with such simple drawings and such sparse dialogue that Willems creates these two wonderful characters. I love Piggie's exasperated look!
This is an easy reader for beginning readers and also a book that will keep them laughing. This book will also be good for students who just want a good laugh! The facial expressions are funny also.
My 5 year old son picked this up tonight at the library. We are BIG fans of mo Willems and this new series of "Elephant & Piggie" are delightful.
Great for emerging readers. Very funny.
Great for emerging readers. Very funny.
For once, Gerald seems to be the grounded one while Piggie is a little bit out there. But it works. And again, the facial expressions are priceless. Mo Willems is my hero. For his art.
In this Elephant and Piggie book we learn that Piggie is a girl. We'd always assumed she was a boy. I guess if you don't have long eyelashes or a bow/ribbon, we think you're male.
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