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Books for Early Readers: Elephant & Piggie Books

When we discovered the Elephant & Piggie books by celebrated children’s author, Mo Willems, it was love at first read for my then six year old. This fabulous series of books are written specifically for early readers and their humour, carefully scripted text and comic book, conversational style make them easily the most engaging beginning reader series I have seen.

Great Books for Early Readers_Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems

The books feature two primary characters – an elephant named Gerald and a pig called Piggie, and it is their wonderfully honest friendship that engages the heart and mind of the young child. The characters communicate through simple dialogue shared in large speech bubbles. The storylines are amusing to kids which makes them engaging, motivating the child to read.

Books for Early Readers_Elephant and Piggie by Mo WillemsAs a guide, the books are great for children who are just starting to read on their own through to a second grade reading level. The use of high frequency words and plenty of repetition in the text (but not in a boring way!), makes them accessible to young readers but also fabulous for developing fluency and expression for those with more reading experience. With 64 pages per title, they certainly don’t look or feel like early readers.

The series began in 2007  and there are now more than 20 Elephant & Piggie books (the following are Amazon affiliate links that will take you to the Amazon page for each book for further information);

– Today I Will Fly! (2007)
– My Friend is Sad (2007)
– There is a Bird on Your Head! (2007)
– I Am Invited to a Party! (2007)
– I Love My New Toy! (2008)
– I Will Surprise My Friend! (2008)
– Are You Ready To Play Outside? (2008)
– Watch Me Throw The Ball! (2009)
– Elephants Cannot Dance! (2009)
– Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (2009)
– I am Going! (2010)
– Can I Play Too? (2010)
– We Are In A Book! (2010)
– I Broke My Trunk! (2011)
– Should I Share My Ice Cream? (2011)
– Happy Pig Day! (2011)
– Listen To My Trumpet (2012)
– Let’s Go for a Drive (2012)
– A Big Guy Took My Ball (2013)
– I’m a Frog! (2013)
– My New Friend Is So Fun (2014)
– Waiting Is Not Easy! (2014)

Does your early reader have a favourite book series?

Christie Burnett is an early childhood teacher, presenter, writer and the editor of Childhood 101. More importantly, she is a Mum who believes wholeheartedly in the value of children learning through play, the importance of quality early education, and the togetherness of family.

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  1. Mel says

    March 16, 2015 at 7:28 PM

    I love love love these books (as do my kids). Our favourites Are You Ready To Play Outside? and Can I Play too? We have given both as birthday presents to friends. As well as being funny they have wonderful messages of playing outside in any weather and social inclusion (respectively).
  2. Eva says

    August 10, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    I am really interested in getting some of these books, my boys are only 4yrs & 2yrs BUT absolutely love reading and need something more challenging. Would it be a ridiculous idea as I noticed you mentioned they are 64pages per book? Thanks:-)
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