Who doesn’t love Mo Willems’ humor, wit and insight into the lives, hopes and dreams of young people.  This musical cleverly combines the plots of several of the most popular Elephant and Piggie books and serves it up in an homage to musical theatre itself.  We hope you will find this study guide filled with fun activities and ideas you can use in your classroom and hope you will take a moment to introduce your students to the two unique protagonists prior to the performance.  We also hope your classroom is filled with laughter, reading, singing and friendship long after you join us in the theatre!

The play is a combination of six Elephant and Piggie books

• I Am Invited to a Party!
• Listen to My Trumpet!
• I Am Going!
• Should I Share My Ice Cream?
• I Love My New Toy!
• We Are in a Book!
  An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, “bestus” friends. But Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. Piggie is not worried at all. She’s even happier and more excited than usual. That’s because she and Gerald are invited to a party hosted by the Squirrelles, three singing squirrels who love to have a good time. And, so begins a day when anything is possible. Gerald and Piggie will solve problems together, sing and dance, make each other laugh, share their favorite things, get mad and sad with each other, and even teach the audience the “Flippy Floppy Floory” dance!

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