![]() ![]() ![]() The underlying ideas%E2%80%94to stick to your strengths even when life (or a power mower) cuts you down, and that "We are all the something-est!"%E2%80%94are winners, much like the book itself. But what's that buzzing noise? Keller's googly-eyed grasses brim with personality, her emphatic cartooning creates some wonderful slapstick moments, and raucous sound effects make the action of grass growing sound more like a five-car pileup. Books included are: My Friend is Sad, There is a Bird on Your Head, I Love My New Toy, Pigs Make Me Sneeze, We Are in a Book, A Big Guy Took My Ball, and Waiting Is Not Easy. I made it look easy"), but as the others grow, they realize that they all stand out in various ways, whether they're the tallest, curliest, or dandiest (in the case of a dandelion). Elephant & Piggie Book Series by Mo Willems: A Book Companion unit that can be used alone or to supplement a Mo Willems author study. By: Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey, Mo Willems Illustrated By: Jarrett Pumphrey. An early bloomer turns boastful ("I know, I know. Walt and his friends are growing up fast. "It is as exciting as watching grass grow," Elephant tells Piggie, holding a copy of this book, "because it is watching grass grow!" Indeed, Keller whisks readers to a vast lawn, where blades of grass are growing, though not at the same speed or in the same way. Keller (the Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut) teams up with Willems for one of two titles launching the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series vignettes featuring Willems's two pals bookend this story. ![]()
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