# We Are in a Book

**Author:** Mo Willems
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**Age range:** 5–8
**First published:** 1988
**Page count:** 57
**Genre:** Humor
**ISBN-13:** `9781423133087`
**ISBN-10:** `1423133080`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-in-a-book
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In We Are in a Book! Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends? Using vocabulary perfect for beginning readers (and vetted by an early-learning specialist), Mo Willems has crafted a mind-bending story that is even more interactive than previous Elephant & Piggie adventures. Fans of the Geisel Award-winning duo won't be able to put this book down--literally!

## Themes

- nyt:picture\_books=2011-05-28
- new york times bestseller
- pigs
- swine

## Where this book is assigned

### Virginia Readers' Choice

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2011-2012 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2011-2012 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2011-2012 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2011-2012 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)

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