Let's Go for a Drive!
{{Short description|2012 children's book}}{{italic title}}
{{Infobox Book
| name = Let's Go for a Drive!
| image = File:Let's_Go_for_a_Drive!.jpg
| author = Mo Willems
| country = United States
| language = English
| series =
| genre = children's books
picture books
| publisher = Hyperion Books for Children
| pub_date = October 2, 2012
| pages = 57
| ISBN = 978-1-4231-6482-1
}}
Let's Go for a Drive! is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mo Willems, published in 2012 by Hyperion Books for Children. It is a book in the Elephant and Piggie series.{{cite web|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lets-go-for-a-drive-mo-willems/1111557397?ean=9781423164821 |title=BARNES & NOBLE | Let's Go for a Drive! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children | Hardcover |publisher=Barnesandnoble.com |date=2012-07-18 |access-date=2012-11-09}}
Plot
An elephant called Gerald and a pig called Piggie want to go for a drive. Gerald decides they need a number of items for the trip like bags, a map, sunglasses and umbrellas. They sing as they get ready but unfortunately, they don't have a car. Gerald gets upset but then Piggie makes a suggestion, which makes everything better.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews finds that "The dauntless duo’s 18th outing employs Willems’ award-winning formula: color-coded speech bubbles; lots of white space; endearing visual characterization ... effortless phonetic play; thoughtfully designed endpapers; silliness."{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mo-willems/lets-go-for-drive/|website=www.kirkusreviews.com |title=LET'S GO FOR A DRIVE!|date=2 October 2012 |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |access-date=3 April 2015 }} Common Sense Media believes that it "...gives new readers a fun lesson in being flexible."{{cite web |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/lets-go-for-a-drive-an-elephant-piggie-book|website=www.commonsensemedia.org |title=Let's Go for a Drive! An Elephant & Piggie Book|publisher=Common Sense Media Inc |access-date=3 April 2015 }}
Awards
- Geisel Award runner-up 2013
References
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Category:American children's books
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Category:Children's books about pigs
Category:Children's books about friendship
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