Books like My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
By Mo Willems
For the kid who takes friendship seriously and wants to fix every sad face they see, this is a book about trying your best even when the first three ideas don't work. Deadpan, tender, and quietly funny — big feelings in very few words.
A picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.
Five short stories follow two hippo best friends through everyday mishaps and mix-ups, including one memorable picnic where George drags along Martha's bed instead of letting her sleep in.
An older man and his cat nap far too much, so they join a baseball team with their neighbor and her rowdy dog — but creaky knees and canine chaos threaten every play.
A mouse named Chester has one way of doing everything, and his best friend Wilson happily matches him move for move — until a bold new neighbor named Lilly moves in with her own way of doing things entirely.
Two best friends spend a week of summer vacation at Eamon's grandparents' house, supposedly for Nature Camp — but waffles, video games, and staying inside turn out far more interesting than nature ever was.
Twin sisters who look alike but never think alike share six funny stories about their everyday adventures, proving that being silly together is its own kind of fun.
A small mouse's brand-new toy airplane ends up stuck in a tree, thanks to his well-meaning but accident-prone best friend, Rabbit, who then hatches an increasingly ambitious plan to get it back.
An older man who never outgrew his love of toys brings home a toy biplane that really flies, and his cat Tabby — who dreads anything airborne — braces for an unwanted adventure.
A girl brings her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school, only to discover another girl has the exact same one — and after a mix-up leaves her with the wrong bunny, her daddy comes to the rescue with a midnight swap.
A bird wakes up too grumpy to fly, eat, or play, so he stomps off on a walk instead — and one by one, Sheep, Rabbit, Raccoon, Beaver, and Fox tag along.
A girl named Emily Elizabeth introduces her enormous red dog, Clifford, sharing the everyday activities they enjoy together and the ways they look after one another.
A warm, wandering list of reasons friendship matters, from knowing exactly where someone's ticklish to sticking together through pig-eating swamps and quicksand, real or imagined.
