Waiting Is Not Easy!
by Mo Willems · Elephant & Piggie
A Geisel Honor early reader that teaches patience through laughter and a breathtaking visual surprise.
Kid
68
/ 100
Parent
60
/ 100
Teacher
68
/ 100
Best fit: ages 4-6
Still works: ages 3-8
Our Take
An engaging, emotionally sophisticated early reader that kids love performing and teachers love teaching — parents appreciate the emotional depth but the minimal vocabulary and narrow real-world scope limit its developmental utility.
✓ Perfect for
- • Children learning about patience and delayed gratification
- • Beginning readers who need an emotionally engaging first book
- • Read-aloud sessions that invite audience participation
- • SEL lessons on emotional regulation and frustration tolerance
Book facts
- Format
- early reader
- ISBN
- 9781536422382
- Series
- Elephant & Piggie
- Illustration
- fully_illustrated
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