In the latest book in Mo Willems Elephant and Piggie series, Piggie wants to teach Gerald how to dance. Everything Piggie does Gerald does the opposite - when Piggie jumps up, Gerald goes down - when Piggie lifts his right leg, Gerald lifts his left. Just when Gerald gives up hope and decides that elephants truly cannot dance, a couple of squirrels come over and ask if he could teach them his style of dancing. This book is funny, and many different important lessons can be drawn from the story, such as, it's always important to try, and it's okay to be different. The humor and repetitiveness of this book make it a good choice for a beginning reader, but it can also be read to younger children. My two-year-old son Dierk and I read this together, and he really enjoyed it.
Elephants Cannot Dance by Mo Willems is a NYT bestseller.
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