Piggie has a new toy, a trumpet and wants to play it for Gerald. So she does and asks him what he thinks, and he doesn't want to be mean, but tells her she's not making music. But she's not upset, because she tells him that she was trying to speak Elephant (and if you do all the sound effect noises that the trumpet makes, it does kind of sound like an elephant). So Gerald helps her sound more Elephant. My son loved listening to me do all the sound effect words. Highly recommended for ages 1-6, 4 stars. Summary: This book was about a Pig, Piggie, who has an elephant named Gerald for a friend. Piggie wants to play his new trumpet for Gerald, but Piggie is NOT good at playing the trumpet. Gerald is Piggie’s friend but isn’t sure how to tell Piggie that the sounds he is making isn’t music. When Gerald finally tells Piggie the truth, Piggie is shocked that Gerald thought he was trying to play music, because what he was really trying to do was talk like an elephant!Audience: This is a short picture book with only a few words. This book would be good for beginning readers. There are lots of noises though out the book that would help beginning readers practice sounding words out. (examples: Gr-ack, Gl-ack, Sp-ask, Dr-ack, Qu-ack, Sm-ack and so on.)Citation: Willems, M. (2012). Listen to my trumpet!: an Elephant and Piggie book. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.My Thoughts: It was a cute book. I didn’t love the pictures; they were a little too plain for me. But it was humorous and tells a cute story about being honest and friendship.
What do You think about Listen To My Trumpet! (2012)?
I don't think I've ever seen my 5yo laugh harder at a book. This one is now in frequent rotation.
—monkeyluver
There's a sweet ending to this that the preschoolers really enjoyed (and found funny too).
—rose
