If you were a pig, who would be your best friend? An elephant, of course! Your name would be Piggie. And the elephant? His name would be Gerald. What would you and Gerald do for fun? You would play ball.

In Watch Me Throw the Ball, by Mo Willems, Piggie finds a ball on the ground. It belongs to Gerald. Piggie asks permission to throw the ball. Gerald tries to convince Piggie that this is not an easy task, that it requires skill, practice, and hard work. Not to be discouraged, Piggie immediately winds up and throws the ball as hard as she can—so far she can’t even see it. Piggie does a victory dance as she brags about her ball-throwing skills. But wait. What’s that behind Piggie? Gerald points to the ball behind his friend and says, “Do you know what this means?”

"I threw the ball all the way around the world!” shouts Piggie triumphantly. Gerald eventually convinces Piggie that hers was not a successful throw.

Piggie thinks about what happened and realizes the important thing is not the result but the experience. “I did not really throw the ball very far. But I had fun!”

Other books in the Elephant & Piggie series you might like:
• I Am Going!
• Can I Play Too?
• Elephants Cannot Dance!
• Pigs Make Me Sneeze!
• I Love My New Toy!
• I Will Surprise My Friend!
• Are You Ready to Play Outside?
• There Is a Bird on Your Head!
• I Am Invited to a Party!
• My Friend Is Sad
• Today I Will Fly!

Also by Mo Willems:
• Cat the Cat, Who Is That?
• Let’s Say Hi to Friends Who Fly!
• What’s Your Sound, Hound the Hound?
• Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep!
• The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
• The Pigeon Wants a Hotdog!