We Are In A Book! (Elephant And Piggie Books)( Winner Of Cal

Description: Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In We Are in a Book! Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends? Using vocabulary perfect for beginning readers (and vetted by an early-learning specialist), Mo Willems has crafted a mind-bending story that is even more interactive than previous Elephant & Piggie adventures. Fans of the Geisel Award-winning duo won't be able to put this book down--literally!

Prizes: Winner of California Young Reader Medal (Primary) 2013 and Buckeye Children's Book Award (Grades K-2) 2012 and Virginia Readers Choice Award (Primary) 2012 and Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (Beginning Fiction) 2011 and Cybils (Easy Readers) 2010 and Gryphon Award 2011. Runner-up for Monarch Award 2013. Commended for Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) 2011.
Time Magazine's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time

Author Biography: Mo Willems is the renowned author of many award-winning books, including the Caldecott Honor winners Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny and Knuffle Bunny Too. His other groundbreaking picture books include Knuffle Bunny Free, Leonardo, the Terrible Monster and Edwina: The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct. Before making picture books, Mo was a writer and illustrator on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmys. Mo lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA. Visit Mo online at www.mowillems.com and www.GoMo.net.