Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

The endless line of moral dilemmas presented by Willems' Elephant & Piggie series continues with this ode to the classic conflict between generosity and greed. Wow, is Elephant ever excited about his ice cream cone! (He is so excited his very word balloons are in cone shape.) But should he find Piggie and give her some before it all melts? Swift changes in text and image size provide much of the humor, though nothing is funnier than Elephant's rationalizing: "Sharing a flavor Piggie does not like would be wrong." Is it even possible to get tired of these books? - Daniel Kraus—Booklist

Children will delight in this perfect drama for hot weather. Gerald is excited about his "awesome, yummy, sweet, super, great, tasty, nice, cool ice cream" cone. But worry sets in with thoughts of his best friend, Piggie should he share his treat with her? As Gerald wrestles with the pros and cons, observant readers will notice that the ice cream is melting fast. By the time he decides in favor of sharing, it has melted into a puddle at his feet, and Gerald realizes that he "blew it." But timing is everything, and Piggie shows up at that moment with a cone of her own and happily shares it. "Not my plan," thinks Gerald, but he also realizes that this arrangement is fine. Willems's simple text allows beginning readers independent success, although the text and illustrations also work well as a read-aloud. Fans of the series will not want to miss this offering, and adults can use the simple story to discuss sharing, friendship, and making decisions in a timely manner. Another winner. Stephanie Farnlacher, Trace Crossings Elementary School, Hoover, AL—SLJ

Mo Willems (www.pigeonpresents.com), a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, 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). Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. And his celebrated Elephant & Piggie early reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions (for There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside?). Other favorites include Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed and City Dog, Country Frog, illustrated by Jon J Muth.

Mo began his career on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards.

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特别适合4到7岁孩子看,故事情节好\幽默\风趣\单词简单\漫画生动.大人和孩子们都喜欢.太喜欢了,尽管有些贵还是忍不住收藏了几本.

孩子在学习英语中，无意中得到一本Mo Willems的书，简单的英语由大人陪同共同阅读，在增加了与孩子感情的同时还能增加学习英语的兴趣，同时还能明白书里的道理，一举几得的书。

小猪和小象系列的英文书，孩子很喜欢看。准备把这套买齐。配上音频听，非常棒。

Gerald has a delicious ice cream cone... should he gobble it up or share it with Piggie? By the time Gerald's conscience finally wins out over his stomach, alas, his ice cream has melted! But all is not lost. Piggie comes to the rescue just in time for the two friends to share not only ice cream but the joy of true friendship as well.

My 4 year-old daughter and I love all of the Elephant and Piggie books. It never fails to amaze me how complex and entertaining a story Mo Willems can create from such simple, insightful pictures and so few beginning reader words. This book isn't laugh-till-you-can-hardly-breathe funny as some of his other works are - in fact, my daughter was almost reduced to tears the first time she saw Gerald staring gloomily at his melted ice cream cone - but if you've come to love Elephant and Piggie as much as we have, you won't want to miss this touching tale of the unique bond between two adorable friends. Sweeter than an ice cream sundae... with an illustration of a pigeon ice cream cone in the back as the cherry on top!

I read a review for this book in one of my parenting magazines & decided to buy it for my 4 year old son. It quickly became our go-to book. My son loved the humor in the book, as well as the illustrations. In the book, Elephant (whose name is apparently Gerald, though not mentioned in this book) spends the entire story trying to decide whether or not to share his ice cream with his friend, Piggie. Unfortunately, he thinks about it so long that his ice cream melts. In the end, Piggie shares his/her ice cream with Elephant, which saves the day.

After reading this book, I bought two more Elephant & Piggie books, "I Broke My Trunk" & "Watch Me Throw the Ball." We enjoy these books just as much as this one.

Amazon claims this book is for ages 4 & up, but I think that it could definitely be read to younger children. In fact, I just bought a second copy of the book to give to a 2 year old for her birthday.

The only thing that bothered me about the book is that I'm a bit of a germaphobe, & the idea of sharing ice cream with someone freaks me out more than a little. But the story was so endearing that I was able to look past this mildly disturbing part of the book. :)

My kids love the Elephant and Piggy books and this one was a great addition to our collection. These stories are entertaining yet simple and great for young kids. The story is easy for them to follow and they really get into it every time. They like to take turns "reading" the stories to each other. If you are looking for good quality stories to add into your rotation of kids' stories, these books are great. I haven't found a disappointing one yet.

As a veteran kindergarten and first grade teacher with a 34 year career, when I discovered Elephant and Piggie I knew I'd found a treasure. Great combination of phonetic and sight words for tots to beginning readers to fluent readers...the grey word bubbles identify the words Gerald says and the pink bubbles identify Piggie's words. The bolder and larger the print, the better the reading expression. I bought several of each book for my classroom and they are captivating enough to be an independent activity at a learning station all by themselves. It's not a quiet activity, however, as the kids memorize the words quickly and the bold words expressively LOUD!

I'm retired now but still ordering each new Elephant and Piggie for my grandchildren ranging in age from 2 to 9 years old. The facial and body expressions (not to mention the emotions) of the characters draws children in like no books I've ever read before. They can't wait for a new release to arrive!

Oh, and mustn't forget to mention that the Pigeon is on the back inside cover and MUST be found!

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