My Friend is Sad
My Friend is Sad
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My Friend is Sad

Written and illustrated by Mo Willems
Book #2 in the Elephant and Piggie Series
Hardcover
$10.99
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3 - 8
Reading age
64
Page count
3
Words per page
~39L
Lexile measure
Apr 1, 2007
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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 My Friend is Sad, elephant Gerald is down in the dumps. Piggie is determined to cheer him up by dressing as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot! But what does it take to make a sad elephant happy? The answer will make even pessimistic elephants smile.

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Book Details

ISBN
9781423102977
Publication Date
April 1, 2007
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Page Count
64
Words Per Page
3
Audience
Early Reader
Reading Age
3 - 8 years
Est. Lexile® Level
~39L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~B
ATOS® Book Level
0.7
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
154571
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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