I Broke My Trunk!-An Elephant and Piggie Book

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 I Broke My Trunk Gerald tells Piggie the long, crazy story about breaking his trunk. Will Piggie end up with a long, crazy story of her own?

Once again, Mo Willems creates another hilarious escapade starring the Geisel Award-winning duo. Vetted by an early-learning specialist, I Broke My Trunk will have readers breaking into laughter left and right


Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 02/08/2011
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.85w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781423133094
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154354 / I Broke My Trunk!


Award: Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2011 pg. 60
School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 92
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 342 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author

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. 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.