My Friend Is Sad
What's My Friend Is Sad 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 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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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
- 9781423102977
- Publication Date
- April 1, 2007
- Publisher
- Hyperion Books for Children
- Original Publication Date
- March 13, 2007
- 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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