![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Jennifer MattsonĬopyright © American Library Association. Vying for their affections is that irrepressible pigeon, who, still utterly in character, finds his way onto the endpapers. Accessible, appealing, and full of authentic emotions about what makes friendships tick, this will put a contemporary shine on easy reader collections. There are also plenty of quirky details to reward repeated readings, including the charmingly incongruous mystery of Piggie's real name (Elephant's, we learn, is Gerald). Today I Will Fly juxtaposes Piggie's optimistic ambitions with stodgier Elephant's naysaying. It's as if each page were one frame of a comic strip, characters zip in and out of white space, proffer speech-bubble remarks, and express emotion through spot-on body language. The basic approach is familiar from Willems' previous books, especially Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (2003). Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.Today, I Will Fly is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. *Starred Review* Graphic novel influences have reached into most areas of children's book publishing here, they crop up in a classic genre-the friendship-duo easy reader-and chalk up yet another success for two-time Caldecott Honor winner Willems. Today I Will Fly (An Elephant and Piggie Book) Binding: Hardcover Fiction/ Nonfiction: Fiction Subject: Animals Annotation: Gerald is careful. (An Elephant and Piggie Book) Gerald is careful. ![]()
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