My Friend Is Sad

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 My Friend is Sad, elephant Gerald is down in the dumps. Piggie is determined to cheer him up by dressing as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot But what does it take to make a sad elephant happy? The answer will make even pessimistic elephants smile.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 04/01/2007
ISBN: 9781423102977
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.80w x 0.40d
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/26/2007 pg. 89
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2007 pg. 234
School Library Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 112
Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 49
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2007 pg. 295
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2007 pg. 491 - Recommended
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 329 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 154571 / My Friend Is Sad
Reading Level: 0.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5