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Pigs Make Me Sneeze! An Elephant and Piggie Book

Name: Pigs Make Me Sneeze! An Elephant and Piggie Book
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

by Mo Willems

Interest age: 6 to 8
Reading age: 5+

Published by Walker Books, 2023

Funny

About this book

Gerald the elephant can’t stop sneezing! And every time he does so, he blasts his poor friend Piggie into the air. What if pigs make him sneeze? Then he cannot be near Piggie. This is terrible news because they are best friends. What is Gerald to do? Luckily, Doctor Cat is on hand to be sneezed at, and to diagnose the problem…

A very funny story told entirely in short speech bubbles, this is also sweet and accessible. Gerald is hilariously melodramatic, and his facial expressions, along with Piggie’s and Doctor Cat’s, will have adults and children alike chortling. The characters are illustrated in colour against a white background, and their speech bubbles are the same colour as them, which makes the flow of the story easy to navigate. Perfect for beginner readers, this is a very appealing next step after picture books, with its large font and simple storyline. There are 16 books – and counting! – in the series to enjoy.

About the author

Mo Willems is a three-time Caldecott Honor winner (for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny, and Knuffle Bunny Too). He also won two Geisel Medals for There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside? He has published many popular titles, including, most recently, Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion and the New York Times bestselling Cat the Cat books.

Before he turned to making books, Mo was a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmys. Mo lives with his family in Massachusetts.