Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In A Big Guy Took My Ball Piggie is devastated when a big guy takes her ball Gerald is big, too...but is he big enough to help his best friend?


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 05/21/2013
ISBN: 9781423174912
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.90w x 0.50d
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2013
Booklist 05/01/2013 pg. 89
Shelf Awareness 06/18/2013
School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 74
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 55 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 158336 / Big Guy Took My Ball!
Reading Level: 1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5