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Willems, Mo

The Thank You Book

57 pp. | Hyperion | May, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4231-7828-6 $9.99

(2) K-3 Elephant & Piggie Book series. In this final entry, Piggie decides to thank everyone who has touched her life. ("Everyone?" says elephant Gerald, incredulous. "You will forget someone.") You think you know where this is going, and Piggie does forget to thank Gerald, who does humorously blow his top. However, a twist provides an ending that is sweet, silly, metafictive, and heartfelt--everything the series has been all along.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2016