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Today I Will Fly!

by Mo Willems · 2007

Elephant & Piggie seriesbook 1 of 25Next:My Friend is Sad(2007) →

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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.

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Today, I Will Fly!is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible—isn't it?

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisimaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 57 pages

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