When Piggie tells Elephant, I am going, you can imagine the
thoughts that run through Elephant''s head. Elephant, after all,
sees everything in the darkest possible light. What about me?
Elephant whines tearfully. Who will I skip with? Who will I play
ping pong with? Who will I wear a silly hat with? Piggie remains
resolute. She is going. Elephant declares that he will go, too. But
that doesn''t faze Piggie. Elephant pleads Piggie to go
later--tomorrow, next week, next year. Piggie must go now. But WHY?
WHY? WHY? cries Elephant. It is lunch time, Gerald, Piggie
explains. I am going to eat lunch. Of course the two inseparable
friends have lunch together, making today a good day. Just like
yesterday. Mo Willems, a master at comic pacing, delivers another
perfectly delightful Elephant Piggie schtick that will have
kids laughing as they learn to read.
關於作者:
Mo Willems is the New York Times best-selling author and
illustrator of picture books and early readers that have changed
the face of children''s literature. He has been awarded a Caldecott
Honor on three occasions, and two of his Elephant and Piggie early
readers have received a Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal. His most recent
picture book is Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, of which the Bulletin
of the Center for Children''s Books wrote: "Willems continues to be
a master at conveying an amazing amount of emotion and humor using
... minimal elements" in a starred review.