Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie books are some of the top favorite books among my second and third graders. Even though these books are very easy reading for most of my students, they want to return to them again and again because of the humor, smiles and laughs they engender. I even love to read these books! My favorite from this series is We are in a Book, but I was delighted to receive a copy of Willem's newest book, Let's Go for a Drive.
In Let's Go for a Drive, Elephant (Gerald) and Piggie gather everything they need for a drive, but then they realize they do not have a car. Oh no! What will they do? You will have to read to find out!
Of course an Elephant and Piggie book couldn't be an Elephant and Piggie book without Gerald blowing his top a couple of times! Piggie's adorable refrains, such as, "Drive! Drive! Drivey-drive-drive," make me and my students want to chime in with him. In Let's Go for a Drive, Willems once again delivers all that we hope for in the adventures of Elephant and Piggie.
This book is appropriate for struggling readers, because it is simple and easy to read, but at the same time, it is very popular among all the students. Struggling readers are not singled out; they just beam as they read it!
By the way, I just ordered We are in the Book on Amazon.com. I couldn't resist after reviewing Willem's newest book. Now it will join Let's Go for a Drive in my classroom library!
Pixie's Thoughts:
Classroom Applications:
1) This book deserves a spot in any K-3 classroom library. Even proficient, at-grade level readers want to relax, take it easy, and read this book just for the fun of it.
2) Let's Go for a Ride would make a good companion text with a more difficult graphic novel. Students could learn strategies or skills with the more difficult book during guided reading, then they could apply their new learning to reading Let's Go for a Walk during independent reading time.
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