3 stars

A cute Elephant and Piggie book about trying new things and finding what works for you. It’s all about being an individual and also learning new ways to do something.

I love this series. Each book is entertaining, but also includes an important life lesson. And Piggie and Elephant’s friendship is awe-inspiring.

As always, great illustrations and a nice story.

Also, can I just say that I love that Piggie is a girl, but doesn’t always wear stereotypical markers (bows, dresses, earrings, long eyelashes), which is so common in animal characters in children’s books? She’s worn dresses in other books. In this one, she wears a tutu because she’s teaching Gerald to dance. But shes doesn’t always have to wear them, like it’s essential to her character. It’s not that she doesn’t wear “female” clothes, it’s just that she doesn’t always wear them just like Gerald doesn’t always wear stereotypical “male” things. It’s nice to see a female character that isn’t overly feminized so we can tell she’s a girl (i.e. Minnie Mouse, Jewel from Rio, Arlene from Garfield). Like remember, everyone, this one is the girl, you can tell because she has a bow. End tangent.

Anyway, love the series. This is a good book.