We Are In A Book!

We Are in a Book!
by Mo Willems

4-Year-Old: Mixed
Mom: Thumbs Up

Summary: Elephant and Piggie realize that they are in a book.  They find it amusing at first, but then they realize that all books come to an end.  Before the last page they resolve how to come to terms with the ending of the book.

As with the other Elephant and Piggie books, this one is written in the style of a dialog between the two characters.

Review: I am so amused by this book.  I studied post-modern literature in school and was brought back to some novels we read in class in which authors became characters, readers became characters, and authors spoke to the reader directly.  In this children's book, we see the characters becoming self aware.  I found it hilarious when the characters made me say silly things because they knew that a reader was going to read the book out loud.  I was almost in tears laughing.  My son thought it was funny, too. We laughed and laughed.  He asked that I read it again.  On another occasion, though, when I asked if he wanted to read this book, he picked another one.  He must not find it as amusing as I do.