false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255836289m/2904330.jpg 2904330 1 Winning unanimous rave reviews, Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie series continues to charm readers. Featuring two lovable and funny characters, an optimistic (and sometimes reckless) pig and a cautious, pessimistic elephant, these books make reading irresistible to the beginning readers. Children who sat on their parents' laps to have Pigeon read to them will eagerly take the plunge with these books to start reading on their own. <P>Each book has been vetted by an early learning specialist (and many adorable early learners). <P>In Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie can't wait to go play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun? 2931476 14 10 2008 Are You Ready to Play Outside? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) total:256|5:135|4:89|3:27|2:4|1:1| 256 1121 308 69 5 1 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 13:04:42 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 13:13:45 -0800 2008 2 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 19:11:50 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 19:12:35 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 19:50:07 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 19:52:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 19:31:59 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 19:31:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 16:00:40 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 12:07:00 -0800 2009 I confess, Mo Willem's Pigeon is one of my favorite characters in children's literature, second only to Dr. Seuss' Horton. And yet, this is my first acquaintance with Elephant & Piggie.
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Piggie's crushing despair as she explains, in small text, that she is "not a happy pig". Elephant's sweet solution to the lack of rain. The worms, splishing in the puddles!

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I like this series because it's got the humor and crankiness of the Pigeon books. ]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:48:53 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:51:00 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2904330