Sunday, July 24, 2016

My New Friend Is So Fun! by Mo Willems

Willems, Mo.(2014). My new friend is so fun!. New York : Hyperion Books for Children. 

Gerald, the elephant, and Snake are worried that Piggie and Brian, the bat will have so much fun together that they will no longer them as their best friends. Gerald and Snake decide that they must stop them. As they see Piggie and Brian Bat playing together, they fear that they are too late and have lost their best friends. In the end, Piggie and Brian Bat, made drawings of Gerald the elephant and Snake, their best friends. They had nothing to worry about!

This book focuses on the fact that friends can play with other friends, and enhance their social circle. It doesn't mean they aren't losing their best friend, such an important concept for many young children to understand. Simple line drawings, expressive facial expressions, colored speech bubbles, varied font sizes all make this an excellent book to use when teaching about voice. I love these books!

      

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