Elephant and Piggie are back, bigger and better than ever! When Piggie?s beloved new ball get stolen by a mysterious ?big guy? it?s Elephant to the rescue! Until he sees just...how...BIG that big guy is! It?s all about perspective in this latest in Mo Willems? easy reader series, since only the master of the simple form could convey to young readers the idea that it?s all in how you look at it. Has Piggie?s ball been stolen, or is she the thief? Is the big guy a bully, or just a lonely guy looking for a friend?

As always, Willems conveys humor and heart with simple lines and clever layout. The pitch-perfect timing of the storyline will have parents and children alike giggling together and maybe taking a little lesson on friendship away as well. Elephant and Piggie is the perfect choice for beginning readers, with the limited text and minimal illustrations and A Big Guy Took My Ball is another winner in a long line of delightful entries in this popular series.