Elephants Cannot Dance!

An Elephant Gerald and Piggie book, 57 pages. Piggie and Gerald are at it again - dancing! Published in 2009 by Hyperion Books for Children.

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Book Recap

Piggie loves dancing!  Gerald is anxious and convinced he cannot dance, but Piggie convinces him to give it a try.

Gerald doesn't dance the way Piggie dances. And he just about convinces Piggie with his "moves" that elephants really can't dance.

Until the Squirrels want to learn to dance from Gerald!

Learning Suggestions

Family Read Aloud Time
Reading a Mo Willems' book is a perfect opportunity to practice your funny voices! Your child will stay cuddled by your side until she falls apart laughing at just how silly you are while reading or acting out Elephants Cannot Dance!

Learning at Home
This is a perfect book for teaching or talking with younger children about how to be a good, encouraging friend. The Rosenfeld Community of Practice Learning Matters has an excellent lesson: Elephants Cannot Dance! Teaches Friendship.

Classroom Options
Reading is Fundamental offers great supplemental resources for PreK-K reading lessons using this book.

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Mo Willems

Well, I am quite surprised that I have not reviewed any Mo Willems books in the past year!  He is one of my favorite authors.

Willems is a writer, animator, voice actor and children's book author/illustrator! In addition to working on Sesame Street and Cartoon Network, he is the author of the of a number of series including books about Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny. My single favorite Willems book is Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed!  "Naked mole rats can be veerrry sarcastic."

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