Willems, M. (2011). I Broke My Trunk. New York, NY: Hyperion Book.
In a book from this popular series, Gerald is trying to explain to Piggie how he broke his trunk. What should be a simple story turns into a "long and crazy story". Gerald gives other animals a ride on his trunk and the reader and Piggie assume that is the cause of his injury. Turns out is not not that dramatic. A trip caused the broken nose and Piggle soon finds out himself how easy that is to happen.
Like other Geisel Award and Honor books, this is very easy to read. It is catered to younger beginning readers. The text is large, written in speech bubbles, and is color coded to go with the characters.The font gets larger when the characters yell signalling to readers that their voices should rise.
The pages are simple. This makes it easy to follow. The pictures are very basic too. They do not add a a lot to the story. But the story is a good one on its own.
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