Review Blog
Jan 14 2010
Watch me throw the ball by Mo Willems
Walker Books, 2009.
(Ages 2-7) Recommended. Another charming book in the Elephant and
Piggie series, Watch me throw the ball has careful Gerald convinced
that throwing a ball is very serious business while happy Piggie is
thrilled to just have fun. Gerald is determined to show Piggie the
right way to throw a ball, but Piggie is quite happy with her meagre
throws, convinced that she is Super Pig!
The simple line drawings are an absolute delight, the expressions of
the serious Gerald and the frivolous Piggie exquisitely drawn with a
few strokes. Laugh aloud humour, simple sentence construction, a few
words to each page and repetition make this story an ideal first reader.
Pat Pledger
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