“Rolling with the waves” can make the process a little easier…and there’s a song about it! Find the song Roll With The Waves at this link: Ĭomprehension is a child’s understanding and interpretation of what they are reading. Problem solving can be difficult, especially when our ideas aren’t working. “Look at snake, how does he feels when he thinks that Piggie and Gerald do not want to play with him? Why do you think he feels that way?” While reading, focus on the how the characters are feeling throughout the story and have a conversation about those feelings. Playing catch is so much fun, but it is possible without arms? Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems takes you on a journey of trial and error to figure out a way to include snake in a game of catch. “Will you please read us again?” Willems’s deceptively simple dialogue and illustrations not only are brimming with wit but also grounded in conventions that support both reading and visual literacy.Our Cover to Cover Book of the Month for June is Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems! And when the book is coming perilously close to its end, the answer is obvious. She makes the reader say “Banana,” which sends Elephant into gales of laughter. We are in a book!” Piggie is quick to realize the powerful position this puts them in. In We Are in a Book! Elephant and Piggie make a stunning discovery: “The reader is reading these word bubbles. The snake is eager to try, but after several unsuccessful attempts (it’s literally bombarded with balls), Piggie comes up with a much better way to include their new friend in the game. The request challenges Elephant and Piggie to tactfully point out the obvious-the snake has no arms to catch the ball.
In Can I Play Too? the two are starting a game of catch when a snake asks to join the game. Mo Willems continues to delight with Elephant and Piggie, whose humorous exchanges-all conveyed through speech bubbles-are a gift to beginning readers.
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