![]() ![]() ![]() After showing up with a bandaged proboscis, Elephant proceeds to tell the "long crazy story" of how it happened. SLJ"Įlephant and Piggie remain in the storytelling mode of We Are In A Book! (2010). The style may now be familiar, but the "Elephant & Piggie" stories remain fresh, amusing, and relevant to readers, who will sit on the edge of their seats as they eagerly anticipate the surprising turn of events. Willems's now classic and predictable formula, complete with an uncluttered background, large-type word balloons, and expressive characters, is as effective as ever. As readers expect, there is more to the story of Gerald's bandaged trunk than first imagined. Rhino shows up and he wants a turn, so Gerald lifts them both onto his trunk, and so on, until he has lifted Hippo, Rhino, and Hippo's big sister and her piano on his trunk. As Gerald tells Piggie, "a hippo on your trunk is heavy." But there is more to it. When he was playing with Hippo, he had the idea to lift him with his trunk. Gerald the Elephant recounts to Piggie the crazy story of how he broke his trunk. ![]()
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