I Will Surprise My Friend!-an Elephant and Piggie Book

Name: I Will Surprise My Friend!-an Elephant and Piggie Book
ISBN: 9781423109624

Mo Willems

Disney Publishing Group · Print & ebook · June 3, 2008

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Who it’s for: A friendship game turns on the contrast between Gerald’s careful nature and Piggie’s bright spontaneity.
Themes: Friendship, Playful surprises
Genres: Funny Stories, Elephant Stories, Pig Stories

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About this book

Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie. 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 Will Surprise My Friend!, Gerald and Piggie want to play a game and surprise each other—but the biggest surprise is the one they least expect.

Read all of Elephant Gerald and Piggie’s adventures! · Today I Will Fly! · My Friend is Sad · I Am Invited to a Party! · There is a Bird on Your Head! · I Love My New Toy! · I Will Surprise My Friend! · Are You Ready to Play Outside? · Watch Me Throw the Ball! · Elephants Cannot Dance! · Pigs Make Me Sneeze! · I Am Going! · Can I Play Too? · We Are in a Book! · I Broke My Trunk! · Should I Share My Ice Cream? · Let’s Go for a Drive! · Happy Pig Day! · Listen to My Trumpet! · A Big Guy Took My Ball! · I’m a Frog! · My New Friend is So Fun! · Waiting is Not Easy! · I Will Take a Nap! · I Really Like Slop! · The Thank You Book

Careful Meets Impulsive

A friendship game turns on the contrast between Gerald’s careful nature and Piggie’s bright spontaneity.

Come here for

Best-friend banter with a playful streak
A small game built around surprises

Expect

Gerald worries; Piggie keeps smiling
A light, funny read about surprising each other

Where it sits

Pig Stories	82%
Elephant Stories	56%
Funny Stories	37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Elephant Stories
Pig Stories
Funny Stories

Authors: Mo Willems
Publisher: Disney Publishing Group
Published: June 3, 2008
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Friendship · Playful surprises
Reading lane: Elephant Stories