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My Friend is Sad

by Mo Willems · 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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In My Friend is Sad, elephant Gerald is down in the dumps. Piggie is determined to cheer him up by dressing as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot! But what does it take to make a sad elephant happy? The answer will make even pessimistic elephants smile.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisrelationshipsrelationshipsMore like thisLess of this
Mood
emotionalemotionalMore like thisLess of thissadsadMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 64 pages
Form
graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of this

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