This is one of a series of delightfully humorous tales for beginner readers from the award-winning creator of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus"!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", Gerald is sad. How can Piggie be happy if Gerald is sad? Told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases, this highly original book is perfect for children just learning to read.

While Piggie is determined to fly Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.

When Gerald the elephant and Piggie realize that they are in a book, they decide to have some fun with the reader.



Watch Me Throw the Ball!

by Mo Willems

Published 17 March 2009

One of a series of delightfully humorous award-winning tales for beginner readers from the internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Knuffle Bunny.

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 Watch Me Throw the Ball!, Gerald is determined to teach Piggie that ball-throwing is a serious business ... but Piggie is just as determined to have serious fun.


There Is a Bird on Your Head!

by Mo Willems

Published 1 September 2007

Early chapter readers from a bestselling and critically acclaimed author

Winner of Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the Most Distinguished Book for Beginning Readers. Told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases, this highly original book from the award-winning author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is perfect for children just learning to read. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In There's a Bird on Your Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head – two birds on your head!


Are You Ready to Play Outside?

by Mo Willems

Published 28 October 2008

One of a series of delightfully humorous award-winning tales for beginner readers from the internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Knuffle Bunny.

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 Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie can't wait to go and play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun?


Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

I Broke My Trunk!

by Mo Willems

Published 8 February 2011

Told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases, this highly original book from the award-winning author of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is perfect for children just learning to read.

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.

Gerald tells Piggie the long, crazy story about breaking his trunk. Will Piggie end up with a long, crazy story of her own? Once again, Mo Willems creates a hilarious escapade starring the Geisel Award-winning duo. I Broke My Trunk! will have early readers breaking into laughter from the first page.


I Love My New Toy!

by Mo Willems

Published 1 July 2011
When Elephant accidentally breaks Piggie's new toy, they both experience intense feelings before coming to realize how important their friendship is.

Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?

Oh, Un Oiseau Sur Ta Tte

by Mo Willems

Published 2 February 2009

Pigs Make Me Sneeze!

by Mo Willems

Published 29 April 2012

I Will Surprise My Friend!

by Mo Willems

Published 6 October 2008
This is one of a series of delightfully humorous tales for beginner readers from the award-winning creator of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" 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 best surprise is the one they least expect.

This is one of a series of delightfully humorous tales for beginner readers from the award-winning creator of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus"!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 am Invited to a Party!", Piggie is invited to her first party. But what will she wear? Gerald, the party expert, knows just how to help...or does he? Told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases, this highly original book is perfect for children just learning to read.

Gerald the elephant and Snake fear that Piggie and Brian Bat will have so much fun together they will no longer need their best friends.

Elephant and Piggie learn to play catch with their new friend Snake.

Piggie ruins a perfectly good day by telling Gerald the elephant that she is going, sending him into a panic.