Watch Me Throw the Ball! ( An Elephant and Piggie Book) (Hardcover) by Mo Willems

About the Book

In this latest Elephant & Piggie Book, Gerald is determined to teach Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business, but Piggie is just as serious about having fun. Full color.

Book Synopsis

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 Watch Me Throw the Ball!, Gerald is determined to teach Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business... but Piggie is just as determined to have serious fun.

Review Quotes

"The masterful combination of early-reader convention and sly wit make this pair of pals one to celebrate."

"These appealing titles ... are sure to become favorites."

"These books will easily take their place alongside Seuss and Eastman as classics in the beginning-reader genre."

About The Author

#1 New York Times best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems started his career on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards for his writing before changing the face of children's literature with his groundbreaking picture books. Mo has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity) and his acclaimed Elephant and Piggie early reader series received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal in 2008. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

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