Mo Willems

Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.

Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do.

Gerald is tired and cranky and wants to take a nap, but Piggie is not helping.

When Piggie plays her new trumpet for Gerald, the elephant decides he must be honest in his response.

A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father. Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind ... Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations,...

"Piggie really likes slop. She likes it so much, she wants Gerald to try some! But can Gerald find the courage to do it? Or will the smell alone be too much to handle?"--

While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.

When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's mood.

Gerald the elephant tries to tell Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business, but Piggie just wants to have fun.