Picture book inculcates love of reading “Waiting is not easy by Mo Willems”- Sangay’s first independent reading and my review on the book.
In the picture book “Waiting is not easy”, Piggie and elephant Gerald are the best friends. Piggie is calm and happy whereas Gerald is impatient and mischievous. Piggie has a surprise for his big friend. Gerald can’t wait to see the surprise but he was asked to wait by Piggie. Gerald gets so excited and wait but the wait was not easy because he had to wait for night to come by. Gerald was at verge of giving up few times in process of waiting. Mo Willems through Gerald demonstrate how difficult waiting is. Gerald keeps insisting Piggie to disclose what the surprise was about but Piggie had to find way to convince him that the surprise was not ready and maintain surprise as surprise. The 57 pages children picture book finishes with animation like action between the two friends. The size of the book is between A4 and A5 making it appropriate one for young children. Book consist of 57 pages full of action between only two characters. On the opening of the book, Piggie exclaiming...