I Am Going!

In "I Am Going!", Gerald the elephant and Piggie the pig, beloved characters from Mo Willems' Geisel Award-winning series, explore the anxieties surrounding change and perceived goodbyes. When Piggie simply states "I am going!", Gerald's imagination runs wild with fears of losing his best friend forever. This early reader chapter book, designed with simple vocabulary and expressive illustrations, masterfully addresses themes of friendship, communication, and managing big emotions like worry and fear of abandonment. It's an excellent tool for parents to discuss misunderstandings and the importance of clarifying intentions, all wrapped in Mo Willems' signature humor and heart.

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In I Am Going!, Piggie ruins a perfectly good day by telling Gerald she is going. If Piggie goes, who will Gerald skip with, play Ping-Pong with, and wear silly hats with? Willems's Geisel Award–winning duo continues to delight readers with their silly shenanigans. Packed full of humor and heart, the Elephant & Piggie Books are vetted by an early-learning specialist and early learners themselves, so they'll be right on target for new readers.