My kids and I have really enjoyed all things Mo Willems, especially his Elephant & Piggie series. So we were heartbroken (at first) to find out that there wouldn’t be any more new books published after The Thank You Book in 2016.
Happily, we discovered that Elephant and Piggie live on through the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! beginning-reader series created by Mo Willems. In this series, best friends Elephant and Piggie introduce kids to their favorite books, brought to life in original stories created by contemporary children’s book authors and illustrators.
The next book in this series is The Itchy Book by LeUyen Pham, recommended for ages 6-8. It hits stores May 15, 2018. My kids were SO excited to read this one! It’s a cute story told in a similar style to the Elephant and Piggie series, but with LeUyen Pham’s own personal flair.
Here’s a little more about the book:
They may be dinosaurs, but their gigantic discover still holds true three million years later. Itchy dinosaurs try to follow a very important, very prehistoric rule. A rule so important and so prehistoric, it’s written in stone. DINOSAURS DO NOT SCRATCH!
Triceratops has an itch. . . so does Pterodactyl. . . and Brontosaurus. . . and T-Rex! But Dino-Mo reminds them all of the BIG rule: Dinosaurs do not scratch! What’s an itchy dinosaur to do? Find out in this hilariously charming beginning reader by author/illustrator LeUyen Pham.
LeUyen Pham is one of my kids’ favorite illustrators, so it was fun to see that this book was written by her, as well! You’ve seen her work in the Princess in Black series as well as Freckleface Strawberry, Grace for President, and lots more. Her detailed and hilarious style is a perfect match for the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series.
Reader Giveaway: One lucky Jinxy Kids reader will receive a book prize pack including The Itchy Book; two more Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! titles: We Are Growing! and The Cookie Fiasco; the final Elephant & Piggie title: The Thank You Book; a branded back scratcher; PLUS custom THANK-O-RAMA “Thank You” notes! To enter, complete the entry form below by 11:59 pm ET on 5/21/18. Good luck!
Anne Higgins says
Our grandchildren will be on the receiving end for this prize. However, I look forward to our reading time together.
Rebecca Joiner says
My granddaughter, Julianna, will be receiving this if I win 🙂
bill norris says
my lil nephew would get this if i won.
vera wilson says
Kids would love these.
vickie couturier says
one of my little grandsons will recieve this book,,this is the first ive heard of these books
Shannon Baas says
My nieces would get this.
Natalie says
My niece would love this prize! Our favorite Elephant and Piggie book is There is a Big Bird on Your Head!.
John Smith says
I like “The Cookie Fiasco,” because my tastes run to adventure!
Customwriting says
Thankyou for your kind response.
Hanna D. says
I love all the Elephant and Piggie books. If I win, I will give this prize to my niece.
kenneth a ohl says
my little niece will be receiving this
Sara Perrera says
My youngest son hasn’t read any of the Elephant and Pig books and he would be the one I would be giving the prize to.
Alyssa Annico says
I would love to donate these to my library. I love all the Mo Willems books!
Cynthia C says
These cute books would be for my nieces.
Janet W. says
My favorite is Elephants Cannot Dance! I’d share these cute books with my grandsons!
CHARLENE ELSWICK says
My niece would be getting this she loves to read
Helen says
My son loves reading. He reads to his little sister all the time to.
Valentina Fontanez says
My favorite elephant and piggie book is I broke my trunk. Me and my son laugh everytime we read it. I will gift him these books if i win, he loves to read!
Shannon Ledford says
My son will be receiving these if I win. We love sitting down and reading together, we make weekly trips to the library and keep lots of books in the house! <3 Thank you for the chance to win!!
cassandra register says
This is such an amazing giveaway, thank you! my children love story time.
Rachelle says
Those books are very cute my son would love it
meghan says
My daughter would love to read it, but I have not heard of these!
Audrey Stewart says
This will be gifted to my sweet Samantha.
Elizabeth Moeller says
I haven’t read any of these books/authors yet. I would like to give these books to my daughter.
Kelly Brooks says
The Cookie Fiasco. My daughter would receive this if I win.
Jessica Frix says
These books look awesome! Both my kids, almost 3 and 4 1/2, love to be read to. New books are always a hit.
Deviltarot says
My son chose The Itchy Book by Elephant and Piggie. He always gets hives due to allergies and he loves dinosaurs so it is a clear winner. I would give this prize pack to my son and his baby sister if we won.
Leela says
I’d love this for my kids.
Aubrey Scott Daniels says
My kiddos would love this!! We are working on building a library! When it fills up, we are going to have a neighborhood book exchange. That way everyone in the neighborhood can read!
Gina Ferrell says
My Godchild will be receiving this fun prize pack if I win.
Edye says
To my little cousin!!
Karen Behrman says
I would give these to my great nephew
Azeem Isaahaque says
I have never heard of these books. I would like them for my niece
Cathy B. says
My family loves reading Elephant and Piggie together.
Denise M says
Our favorite is We Are In a Book = both of my kids are huge fans
Debbie Burwell says
I have 4 grandkids that I am raising and they would love these books!
Ken C says
My grand daughter would receive this book set. Great giveaway for a grand parent, fingers crossed
Antoinette M says
My daughter would love to receive these books!
Susan Smith says
I would give these to my niece, she would enjoy them.
Laura Unger says
My son will be receiving this if I win.
Lauren says
My kids like I Really Like Slop.
Keri Justice says
We have several Elephant and Piggie books and I think my son like the one called I Really Like Slop. Although he loves them all.
Jessica Whitehouse says
I’d like to gift this set of books to my kindergarten son- he is just learning to read well and needs new books to keep him interested in reading.
Danalee Davis says
I will give this prize pack to my boys.
Kelly McGrew says
My nephew would be getting these and he’d most like the Itchy Book!
susan smoaks says
if i won, this would be for my daughter, she would love it.
stephanie sullivan says
I have never heard of these books, but they look soooooooo cute!!!! I would share this with my niece!
Brianna Cavins says
My 3 year old would love this!
Ashley C says
My son would get this! I know we have some elephant and piggie books that he loves!
D H says
I would share this with my kids
Julie R says
They all look cute. They would be for my daughters!
Elizabeth Brooks says
my girls would love it
Jason H says
My son, of course.
maria gentry says
My children would really like these.
Shirley Hicks says
my grandkids would be enjoying these books if I won
Janine says
My kids like “there’s a bird on your head”, an elephant and piggie book!
Hesper Fry says
My 2 daughters would be enjoying this book prize pack if I won.
Stephanie Liske says
This will be for my niece.
Stephanie Larison says
These would be for my three daughters.
Ed says
This would be for Anna!
olga says
One of our favorite books is Elephants Cannot Dance. I would love to surprise my kiddo.
jodi Hassel says
i would give this to my niece and nephew
Kelly Freeman says
I would give these to my four year old son!
Trisha Musgrave says
My youngest daughter would love this, it would go to her!
kathy pease says
I would like to win this for my granddaughter 🙂
Jaime says
I am entering to win this for my nephews.
vivian blevins says
cookie fiaso.
Mae Case says
Both my kids would love this!
Philip Lawrence says
If I win, my grandchild will receive this.
Vikki Billings says
The prize pack will go to my granddaughter!
Kristen Patton says
I want to win this for my baby girl due in August!
Sand says
We haven’t read these books yet. I would love to read them to my littles. They just love being read to!
Cassandra D says
The Cookie Fiasco.
DanV says
I would give this to my kids if I win