Elephant & Piggie Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Are You Ready to Play Outside? | 2001 | Buy |
| Today I Will Fly! | 2007 | Buy |
| My Friend is Sad | 2007 | Buy |
| I am Invited to a Party! | 2007 | Buy |
| There Is a Bird on Your Head! | 2007 | Buy |
| I Love My New Toy! | 2008 | Buy |
| I Will Surprise My Friend! | 2008 | Buy |
| Watch Me Throw the Ball! | 2009 | Buy |
| Elephants Cannot Dance! | 2009 | Buy |
| Pigs Make Me Sneeze! | 2009 | Buy |
| I am Going! | 2010 | Buy |
| Can I Play Too? | 2010 | Buy |
| We are in a Book! | 2010 | Buy |
| I Broke My Trunk! | 2011 | Buy |
| Should I Share My Ice Cream? | 2011 | Buy |
| Happy Pig Day! | 2011 | Buy |
| Listen to My Trumpet! | 2012 | Buy |
| Let’s Go for a Drive! | 2012 | Buy |
| A Big Guy Took My Ball! | 2013 | Buy |
| I’m a Frog! | 2013 | Buy |
| My New Friend Is So Fun! | 2014 | Buy |
| Waiting is Not Easy! | 2014 | Buy |
| I Will Take a Nap! | 2015 | Buy |
| I Really Like Slop! | 2015 | Buy |
| The Thank You Book | 2016 | Buy |
| An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2! | 2025 | Buy |
| An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! | 2025 | Buy |
Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Cookie Fiasco | 2016 | Buy |
| We Are Growing! | 2016 | Buy |
| The Good for Nothing Button | 2017 | Buy |
| It’s Shoe Time! | 2017 | Buy |
| The Itchy Book! | 2018 | Buy |
| Harold & Hog Pretend For Real! | 2019 | Buy |
| What About Worms!? | 2020 | Buy |
| I’m On It! | 2021 | Buy |
| It’s a Sign! | 2022 | Buy |
Elephant & Piggie is one of the most popular early reader series of the 21st century. Created by Mo Willems, the books follow the friendship between Gerald, a cautious elephant, and Piggie, an optimistic pig. The series ran from 2007 to 2016 with 25 main titles, plus compilation volumes.
The books are written with minimal text and expressive illustrations, making them perfect for beginning readers. Titles like There Is a Bird on Your Head!, Should I Share My Ice Cream?, and Waiting is Not Easy! use simple situations to explore emotions and social skills. The series won multiple awards, including two Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards.
The Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! spin-off series, launched in 2016, features books by other authors and illustrators that Gerald and Piggie introduce to readers, extending the brand while giving the characters a new role as reading advocates.