Let's Go for a Drive!

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Let's Go for a Drive!
Author Mo Willems
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre children's books
picture books
PublisherHyperion Books for Children
Publication date
October 2, 2012
Pages57
ISBN 978-1-4231-6482-1

Let's Go for a Drive! is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mo Willems, published in 2012 by Hyperion Books for Children. It is a book in the Elephant and Piggie series. [1]

Contents

Plot

An elephant called Gerald and a pig called Piggie want to go for a drive. Gerald decides they need a number of items for the trip like bags, a map, sunglasses and umbrellas. They sing as they get ready but unfortunately, they don't have a car. Gerald gets upset but then Piggie makes a suggestion, which makes everything better.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews finds that "The dauntless duo’s 18th outing employs Willems’ award-winning formula: color-coded speech bubbles; lots of white space; endearing visual characterization ... effortless phonetic play; thoughtfully designed endpapers; silliness." [2] Common Sense Media believes that it "...gives new readers a fun lesson in being flexible." [3]

Awards

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References

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  3. "Let's Go for a Drive! An Elephant & Piggie Book". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 3 April 2015.