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Elephant wants to go for a drive, but as Piggie thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all. Full color.
K-Gr 2--Best friends Elephant and Piggie are back in a new adventure that extols imaginative play and flexibility. Type-A Elephant suggests going for a drive (narrated hilariously by the friends with a Pigeon-esque "Drive! Drive! Drivey-drive-drive!"), but cannot stop panicking about contingencies long enough to relax. Piggie gamely supplies solutions to assuage Elephant's concerns, each time adding a new sound effect to their play-"Map! Map! Mappy-map-map!" and so on-guaranteeing laughs from children. Eventually, Elephant thinks of a need that Piggie cannot supply, causing him to have a flat-out meltdown (also reminiscent of the Pigeon), but in the end, Piggie's quick thinking saves the day. The clean line drawings mirror and support the concise text; both avoid unnecessary details while evoking the full range of emotion. The deceptive simplicity and the comic-book layout will entice even reluctant readers, and is a perfect read-aloud for groups of a wide age range. A must-have for every library.--Rebecca Dash Donsky, New York Public Library
Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
MO WILLEMS is a number one New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. He has been awarded three Caldecott Honors and an Eisner Award for his picture books, and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE early readers. His debut picture book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. Mo likes cutting vegetables and doesn’t like cleaning dishes, but he does both.
MO WILLEMS es un autor e ilustrador número uno en ventas del New York Times. Ha sido galardonado con tres Caldecott Honors y un premio Eisner por sus libros ilustrados, y dos medallas Theodor Seuss Geisel y cinco honores Geisel por sus célebres lectores principiantes ELEPHANT & PIGGIE. Su primer libro ilustrado, ¡No dejes que la paloma conduzca el autobús!, fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de los Libros Ilustrados. Mo comenzó su carrera como escritor y animador en Sesame Street, donde obtuvo seis premios Emmy. A Mo le gusta cortar verduras y no le gusta lavar los platos, pero hace ambas cosas.
