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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2007-01-01
Page Count
64
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781423102977
Lexile
220L
Themes
friendship
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Elephant and Piggie: My Friend Is Sad

Written by Mo Willems
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In My Friend is Sad, elephant Gerald is down in the dumps. Piggie is determined to cheer him up by dressing as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot! But what does it take to make a sad elephant happy? The answer will make even pessimistic elephants smile.
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MY FAVORITES
Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2007-01-01
Page Count
64
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781423102977
Lexile
220L
Themes
friendship
SEL
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