The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Willems, Mo

I Will Take a Nap!

57 pp. | Hyperion | June, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4847-1630-4 $9.99

(3) K-3 Elephant & Piggie Book series. Elephant Gerald is "tired. And cranky." He settles down for a nap ("I hope I have good dreams") and is eventually joined by Piggie. "SNORE! SNORE! SNORE!" Piggie wakes up refreshed, but Gerald isn't...because he's "NOT napping!" Or is he? The illustrations cleverly indicate what's real and what's a dream; once they're in on the conceit, beginning readers will enjoy the narrative tricks.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn