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Elephant & Piggie #3
I Am Invited to a Party!
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 I Am Invited to a Party! Piggie is invited to her first party. She doesn't know what to wear, though, so she asks her best friend Elephant for help. Elephant's advice is odd to say the least, so Piggie will try on all sorts of zany outfits before finally arriving at the party for a hilarious surprise.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
In I Am Invited to a Party! Piggie is invited to her first party. She doesn't know what to wear, though, so she asks her best friend Elephant for help. Elephant's advice is odd to say the least, so Piggie will try on all sorts of zany outfits before finally arriving at the party for a hilarious surprise.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published July 31, 2007
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About the author
Mo Willems
231 books4,123 followers#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 readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91.
The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's."
Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
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 readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91.
The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's."
Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
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February 25, 2019
My two children are definitely "party animals". Every time they get a party invitation, they are overwhelmingly excited.
So, this is another of our favourite books....because our favourite pig,Piggie, is invited to a party! And it is her first party :)
So, this is another of our favourite books....because our favourite pig,Piggie, is invited to a party! And it is her first party :)
November 2, 2016
That moment when we all are invited to a party. And more than going to the party, we all are excited as to what to dress up in!
Piggie is in dilemma and our Elephant can't bail her out.
They say a friend in need, is a friend indeed.
But best friends add to the confusion more times than not! :D
April 3, 2018
Piggie y Elephant son tan loquillos como siempre.
Ojalá un día me invitaran a una Fiesta elegante de disfraces en la piscina.
Ojalá un día me invitaran a una Fiesta elegante de disfraces en la piscina.
June 30, 2018
Elephant and Piggie show new emotions and excited antics in this lovely book geared for young readers. Piggie receives an invitation to a party, but is unsure what to expect. Gerald is happy to help, asking what sort of party they might be attending. Fancy? Pool? Costume? Gerald and Piggie are ready for anything and enjoy preparing for the festivities. When Gerald and Piggie make their way to the actual party, it was one thing they could not have predicted, but a wonderful party all the same. Neo loved this book, partially because he loves parties and celebrating with others. While we are on vacation, he is having tons of fun partying with his cousins.
January 13, 2015
Piggie is invited to a party and Gerald "knows parties", so he helps her choose an appropriate outfit!
The ending made me chuckle, and, come on, we have all been there, trying tons of outfits when we don't know hwat to expect :) !
The ending made me chuckle, and, come on, we have all been there, trying tons of outfits when we don't know hwat to expect :) !
May 5, 2025
my mom is not a real person. why’d she sit me down for a bedtime story….lowkey ate it up tho
January 13, 2016
I swear the theme of this book is more aimed at parents going to dress party than children heading out to a birthday party. I never worried about what theme it was and my parents chose what I was going to wear. But still uber cute.
December 7, 2018
Four year-olds found this cute little story hilarious, and fortunately the illustrations and comic timing of the simple dialogue is enough to make even a good-humored adult chuckle.
April 7, 2018
Mummy finally is borrowing this series in order, and this is the third Elephant and Piggie book in the series, but like the sixth that I’ve read. I’m starting to really like them. Mo Willems has writtten sooo many books! He probably the most published children’s author out there! Daddy said Mo is a man who used to work on Seasame Street, how interesting! I left a nice big drool handprint on page 5 for the next reader as a sign of my appreciation.
August 22, 2025
Review from a toddler: “I love it.”
January 23, 2017
My Son was given a Mo Williams book for his 3rd birthday.. He loved it..and laughed at the facial expressions that Elephant would make. I bought him more books, and he loves each one. My son just turned 6 these Mo Williams books are still his favorite books. Always asks me to read them to him. Still cracks up each time.
They are very well written and very cute stories. The pictures are very clear and cute. Especially Elephant's expressions and what he says, makes my son laugh every time. Im using these books now to help him read, and he is reading well each time.
Highly Recommend these books.. All of them.. :)
10/10 ( I dont have A Son)
They are very well written and very cute stories. The pictures are very clear and cute. Especially Elephant's expressions and what he says, makes my son laugh every time. Im using these books now to help him read, and he is reading well each time.
Highly Recommend these books.. All of them.. :)
10/10 ( I dont have A Son)
August 21, 2013
Elephant and Piggie dither back and forth about what they should wear to a party they are invited to attend.
In typical silly Mo Willems' fashion, the friend's party is a formal swimming party!
Grandsons enjoyed reading this one with me in summer, 2013.
In typical silly Mo Willems' fashion, the friend's party is a formal swimming party!
Grandsons enjoyed reading this one with me in summer, 2013.
November 16, 2014
Laughed a lot with this one!
June 28, 2024
It was very cute 😍
December 5, 2024
As I begin learning Spanish, this is at the perfect level for me.
September 10, 2024
Why use many word when few do trick?
August 16, 2017
Gerald knows parties, yo.
October 11, 2017
I would love to go one of these parties.
November 5, 2017
Every Elephant & Piggie book is worth the read! Another fun one!
September 7, 2018
Piggie has been invited to a party - her FIRST party. Luckily, Elephant knows parties, and is willing to go with her. Now, the age-old question . . . what to wear?
September 10, 2019
If you're reading this to a group of kids, I def recommend inviting them to hoot "PARTY!" during the pages that just say "party" a bunch of times. They love it.
March 4, 2020
It's a good thing that Harold knows parties!
September 13, 2020
Read to us by our Lamby (8) who added actions and her own music. 😀
July 7, 2023
Oh the excitement! Love how the ending worked out for everyone.
November 8, 2018
I just joined GoodReads and the reviews crack me up. How does someone give a children’s book 1 Star? I think all of Mo Willems genius writing deserves 5 stars. Party! This book is AWESOME.
July 9, 2022
My granddaughter read this book to me Sever times! A cute story for a beginner reader.
October 20, 2008
Easy Reader
For primary students
Piggie has been invited to a party, and her friend Gerald the elephant gives advice on how to get ready in this humorous beginning reader.
Mo Willems delivers on what every beginning reader wants and needs: simple but engaging text, with only a handful of words on each page, and a short but hilarious story line. The story is told through a combination of dialogue in speech balloons (Gerald's are gray and Piggie's are pale pink) and expressive illustrations that provide subtext for the story. "What if it is a fancy party?" asks Gerald. "We must be ready." "Really?" says Piggie, with an expression that conveys her doubt much more quickly than extra words that would slow down a beginning reader. Each page is uncluttered - a character or two against a while background and large text in the speech balloons. The text is often repetitive, but the changing illustrations and sense of fun make it far from dull. "Well, that is a surprise," says Piggie on the penultimate page, and the reader will also be surprised - and ready for more Elephant and Piggie stories.
The Kirkus review gives an excellent sense of the humor and readability of the story. The Horn Book sums up the series perfectly, saying "the animated illustrations will help new readers decode tone and meaning while the spare dialogue enhances the pictures' slapstick humor."
For primary students
Piggie has been invited to a party, and her friend Gerald the elephant gives advice on how to get ready in this humorous beginning reader.
Mo Willems delivers on what every beginning reader wants and needs: simple but engaging text, with only a handful of words on each page, and a short but hilarious story line. The story is told through a combination of dialogue in speech balloons (Gerald's are gray and Piggie's are pale pink) and expressive illustrations that provide subtext for the story. "What if it is a fancy party?" asks Gerald. "We must be ready." "Really?" says Piggie, with an expression that conveys her doubt much more quickly than extra words that would slow down a beginning reader. Each page is uncluttered - a character or two against a while background and large text in the speech balloons. The text is often repetitive, but the changing illustrations and sense of fun make it far from dull. "Well, that is a surprise," says Piggie on the penultimate page, and the reader will also be surprised - and ready for more Elephant and Piggie stories.
The Kirkus review gives an excellent sense of the humor and readability of the story. The Horn Book sums up the series perfectly, saying "the animated illustrations will help new readers decode tone and meaning while the spare dialogue enhances the pictures' slapstick humor."
September 9, 2013
Another wonderful Willems book that kept both my 5 yr old and twin 3 yr olds fascinated. Not enough words to be even a reading level 1 book, Willems still has a way about him to bring the reader into his wonderful world. These books are ones my whole family loves. And a fellow friend on GR recently told me that the pigeon was hidden in each book and we now love to look for him too! Fun for all and a great addition to any children's library!
September 25, 2015
This book made me laugh out loud! I loved the characters Elephant and Piggie, it has made me consider getting out the rest of the series!
Piggie gets an invite to a party and Gerald helps Piggie prepare for it as ‘he knows parties’.
This is a great introduction to reading with the added bonus of humour. The words Mo chooses are just enough to get the story across and engage the reader, and the pictures help convey emotions perfectly.
Piggie gets an invite to a party and Gerald helps Piggie prepare for it as ‘he knows parties’.
This is a great introduction to reading with the added bonus of humour. The words Mo chooses are just enough to get the story across and engage the reader, and the pictures help convey emotions perfectly.
April 1, 2015
This book didn't go anywhere that I thought it would judging from the cover. And I liked where it went. I loved the party preparations. I loved the Party chanting. And the ending was silly but great.
10/29/14 Closing book for Halloween storytime. Them going to a party and dressing up in costume for it made it totally work! It was great!
10/29/14 Closing book for Halloween storytime. Them going to a party and dressing up in costume for it made it totally work! It was great!
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