I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie)
by Mo Willems
★ Top 25 book of 2008 · #19 on Best Books of 2008
Elephant accidentally breaks Piggie's brand new toy, and both friends are swept up in big emotions. Through the mishap, they come to see how much their friendship matters more than any possession.
Best for: Young children learning about big feelings, accidents, and the value of friendship
I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2008, out of 46 2008 books that cleared our data bar.
I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) on the Best Books of 2008
I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) came out in 2008. Of the 46 books first published in 2008 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #19 on our Best Books of 2008 list.
Why it made the list: 243 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (26 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2008 list
- Duma Key Stephen King, #17
- Anathem Neal Stephenson, #18
- Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser, #20
- The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, #21
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More years: Best Books of 2007 Best Books of 2009.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 176 want to read it, 9 are reading it now and 58 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 26 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 50 | 55% |
| Reader love | 91 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 33 | 20% |
Questions about I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie)
When was I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) published?
I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) by Mo Willems was first published in 2008.
Was I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) one of the best books of 2008?
I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2008, out of 46 2008 books that cleared our data bar. 243 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (26 ratings).
Why is I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie) on the Best Books of 2008 list?
243 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (26 ratings).
More of the best books of 2008
- The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, #1
- End of Days Sylvia Browne, #2
- The Last Straw Jeff Kinney, #3
- Amulet Kazu Kibuishi, #4
- Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, #5
- Michelle Obama in Her Own Words Michelle Obama, #6
See the full Best Books of 2008, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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