Happy Pig Day!
What's Happy Pig Day! About
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 Happy Pig Day! Piggie celebrates her favorite day of the year! But will Gerald the Elephant be included in the festivities? Using vocabulary that is perfect for beginning readers (and vetted by an early-learning specialist), Mo Willems has crafted a heartfelt story about celebrating the special occasions in life. Fans of the Geisel Award-winning duo will want to join the party!
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The Creative Behind the Book
Mo Willems knows a Good Idea when he sees one. A three-time Caldecott Honor winner (for Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny, and Knuffle Bunny Too), he also won two Geisel Medals and two Geisel Honors for his Elephant and Piggie books. His books are perennial New York Times bestsellers, including Knuffle Bunny Free, Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!, and the Cat the Cat series. Before he turned to making picture books, Mo was a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmys. Mo lives with his family in Massachusetts.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781423143420
- Publication Date
- June 1, 2011
- Publisher
- Hyperion Books for Children
- Original Publication Date
- October 4, 2011
- Page Count
- 64
- Words Per Page
- 4
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lexile® Level
- 170L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~F
- ATOS® Book Level
- 0.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 147098
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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