Elephant and Piggie is a book series for early readers created by Mo Willems.
The series aims to teach early readers about the importance of friendship, and how to deal with life's problems.
[1] The books exhibit simple vocabulary, repetition of phrases, and basic mathematical concepts to facilitate early reading.
[2] Since then, Willems has developed a series called Elephant and Piggie Like Reading!, which features picture books by other authors.
[9] The illustrations are simple, so the reader can easily understand how the characters are feeling based on their expression.
[2] The goal of the series is to help readers learn foundational skills to become good friends and people.
[2] The series encompasses problem solving skills such as sharing, empathy, acceptance, and overcoming jealousy.
[2] At the end of each book, Elephant and Piggie overcome their problems and carry on being best friends.