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From School Library Journal K-Gr 2â€"This beginning reader focuses on differently abled animals as Elephant and Piggy get ready for a game of catch. Before they begin, Snake asks to join them. Simple gestures and facial expressions convey Elephant's embarrassment at Snake's inability to catch a ball. Piggy breaks the silence stating, “You don't have arms!†and Snake dejectedly slithers away. On the next page, Snake diffuses his rejection by saying, “Hee-hee! Ha-ha! Hee-hee! Ha-ha! Hee-hee! I know I do not have arms./I am a snake.†Elephant asks, “But can a snake play catch?†The story moves from clever to cruel as Elephant throws the ball and hits Snake on the head, and the reptile's expressions indicate distress. Piggy follows suit, with the same result. Then Elephant decides, “Maybe we need more balls,†and the next spread shows Elephant and Piggy bombarding Snake with balls, each one hitting him with a “BONK!†and Snake upside down in anguish. Then Piggy gets the idea to use Snake as the ball. Snake happily says, “Whee!†to which Piggy replies, “I love playing catch with my friends!†While all ends on a positive note, Jeanne Willis's Susan Laughs (Holt, 2000) and Grace Maccarone's The Gym Day Winner (Scholastic, 1996) offer more respectful treatments of inclusion.Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI© Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Read more From Booklist As is often the case in Elephant and Piggie’s adventures, they start this one in blissâ€"happily planning to play catch. But then Snake shows up, and, boy, he’d like to play, too. Once again, Willems wrings maximum humor and melodrama out of spare pencil drawings and the simplest of setups. Snake, you see, is not like Elephant and Piggieâ€"he has no armsâ€"and this allows Willems to take on understanding differences, accepting shortcomings, and sticking up for friends. A minor entry into the series, perhaps, but a worthy one. Preschool-Grade 2. --Daniel Kraus Read more See all Editorial Reviews 
Hyperion Books for Children; 1 edition (June 8, 2010)
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems is We have the entire set. My kids are 4yrs & 7yrs old now. We've been reading these books since my older son was 2 or 3. The stories are solely told in word bubbles as conversations between the 2 main characters, plus a few recurring characters who stop by in some of the stories. We each choose a character to 'be' and then we read the story, which is simple sentences of easy words. I honestly believe these books were a huge factor in my older son teaching himself to read at a very early age. We routinely give E&P books as gifts, and I always keep my eye out for new ones and pre-order well in advance. It's a nice little package that comes out of the blue, and both my boys are very excited when the UPS man brings us a new E&P book that they've never seen before.Our all-time favorites are:Watch Me Throw the Ball - I love the moral of the story where the most important thing is to have a good time, even if you're not a pro.Can I Play Too? - love this one because it teaches you to think outside the box and make the most of what you have. My sons couldn't stop giggling the first 10 times they read this one.
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems is As a Kindergarten teacher, I LOVE Gerald and Piggie books. They're cute, funny, expressive and my students fall in love with these characters year after year. Beginning readers love the fact that they can 'read' the books independently and my higher readers really CAN read them independently! The characters are best friends, kind and caring. Gerald can be loud, pessimistic and impatient, but aren't we all at times? Piggie is Gerald's best possible match for a BFF.This is a story about trying, even when the odds aren't in your favor. It's about including those who are different. It's about focusing on what you CAN do and choosing to be happy. It's about kindness, compassion, friendship and fun. And believe me, your little ones will laugh!
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems is In this Elephant and Piggie Book, Gerald and Piggie find a way to play catch with an armless snake. Spoiler alert: They end up playing catch WITH the snake. I read this book to my 6-month old son because it's entertaining (for me), although I look forward to reading it once he's a toddler/young kid. I love how the author, Mo Willems, color-codes speech bubbles for each character. That makes it really easy to read in silly voices without pausing or using the wrong voice. Everything in the pink speech bubble is spoken by Piggie, green speech bubbles are spoken by the snake, etc.
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems is How do you play ball with a snake? That is the surface issue in this story, but the deeper one is helping everyone to have fun together, even if it appears that one of the group can't play. Gerald and Piggie try a number of ways to play ball with the snake, and their new playmate is game to try, as well. Nothing they try seems to work (my grandsons love reading the "BONKs" as the initial efforts are made), but they all persevere until a solution is found that makes all of the playmates happy. This is such a great lesson for little ones (and us big ones, too) that if we think outside the box, we can come up with solutions to involve those who may have different abilities from our own. The snake (and I am not a fan of snakes, in general) is a cute addition to the group and has a sense of humor when dealing with the differences between him and his 4-legged playmates. The simple illustrations are deceptive, as they add so much to the story and help emerging readers share in the story.