My new friend is so fun!
Gerald the elephant and Snake fear that Piggie and Brian Bat will have so much fun together they will no longer need their best friends.
Main Author: | Willems, Mo. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Hyperion Books for Children,
c2014.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Series: |
An Elephant & Piggie book
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Gerald the elephant and Snake fear that Piggie and Brian Bat will have so much fun together they will no longer need their best friends. |
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Physical Description: |
57 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781423179580 1423179587 9781480640450 (Paw Prints) 148064045X (Paw Prints) |
Author Notes: |
While working as head writer for Cartoon Network's Codename: Kids Next Door, he began writing and drawing books for children. He received three Caldecott Honor Awards for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! in 2004; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale in 2005; and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity in 2008. He also created the Elephant and Piggie series for Easy Readers, which were awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal in 2008 and 2009. His drawings, wire sculptures, and ceramics have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums across the nation. Occasionally he serves as the Radio Cartoonist for NPR's All Things Considered. He voices and produces animated cartoons based on his books with Weston Woods studios. The animated Knuffle Bunny was awarded Best Film during the New York International Children's Film Festival in 2008 and received the Andrew Carnegie Medal in 2007. His title Happy Pig Day made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011. In 2012 his title Goldilocks and The Three Dinosaurs made The New York Times Best Seller List. In 2013 his titles: That is Not a Good Idea!, Let's Go for a Drive! and I'm a Frog! made the New York Times Best Seller List. In 2014 The Pigeons Need a Bath! and Waiting Is Not Easy! made the New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) |