There Is a Bird on Your Head!
by Mo Willems · Elephant & Piggie
The funniest Elephant & Piggie — one bird on Gerald's head grows into a nest, three eggs, and three hatching chicks
Kid
70
/ 100
Parent
59
/ 100
Teacher
78
/ 100
Best fit: ages Ages 5-7
Still works: ages Ages 4-8 (4+ as read-aloud, 5-6 emergent readers independently, 7-8 as confidence/fluency booster)
Our Take
The classroom teacher's dream: exceptional read-aloud power, Readers Theater versatility, and cross-curricular utility earn the highest teacher score. Kid humor is genuine and effective, while parent scores reflect the picture book format's structural limitations on vocabulary and moral complexity.
✓ Perfect for
- • beginning readers taking their first independent reading steps
- • kids aged 4-7 who love funny animal stories
- • families who enjoy reading together and acting out characters
- • classroom read-aloud and Readers Theater — two perfect character voices
Book facts
- Format
- picture book
- ISBN
- 9781368084079
- Series
- Elephant & Piggie
- Illustration
- fully_illustrated
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