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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Each of the books usually has at least one moment per book where Piggie looks directly at the reader and snarks a bit.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Each of the books usually has at least one moment per book where Piggie looks directly at the reader and snarks a bit. Additionally, in ''The Thank You Book'', Gerald is concerned that Piggie is forgetting to thank someone. It seems to become fairly obvious that the person Piggie is forgetting to thank is [[spoiler:Gerald himself]], the twist is that Piggie is forgetting to thank [[spoiler:the reader(s). So they both do.]]
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* ShoutOut: The inside covers of each book feature a repeating pattern related to the story at hand; the pattern inside the back cover always includes a [[TheCameo cameo]] by the Pigeon from Willems' ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus!]]'' series. Additionally, the one in ''Pigs Make Me Sneeze!'' [[spoiler:shows Piggie clutching a Knuffle Bunny for comfort because she caught Gerald's cold.]]
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* ShoutOut: The inside covers of each book feature a repeating pattern related to the story at hand; the pattern inside the back cover always includes a [[TheCameo cameo]] by the Pigeon from Willems' ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus!]]'' series. Additionally, the one in ''Pigs Make Me Sneeze!'' [[spoiler:shows Piggie clutching a Knuffle Bunny for comfort because she caught Gerald's cold.]]]] In ''The Thank You Book'', Piggie thanks the Pigeon for never giving up and apologizes to him for not getting to be in her and Gerald's books. To this, Pigeon gives an aside to the reader, "That is what you think."
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* TheMerch: There's a plush toy - they come together and are bonded by velcro.
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''Elephant & Piggie'' is a series of children's books for early readers. They are written and drawn by Mo Willems (best known for ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!]]''), and debuted in 2007.
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''Elephant & Piggie'' is a series of children's books for early readers. They are written and drawn by Mo Willems (best known for ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!]]''), Bus!]]'' and the Cartoon Network series ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity''), and debuted in 2007.
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I think that \"we are in a book\" is clever and fun enough to merit its own page
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* ''Literature/WeAreInABook''
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!! Other books in the series demonstrate the following tropes:
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* AdultFear / GettingCrapPastTheRadar: As [[http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/03/mo_willems_meditation_on_death_.html this article]] from 2012 notes, it is very easy to read "We Are In a Book!" as a meditation on the fear of death, once Gerald realizes the book is going to end.
--> '''Gerald''': I HAVE MORE TO GIVE!
--> '''Gerald''': I HAVE MORE TO GIVE!
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Each of the books usually has at least one moment per book where Piggie looks directly at the reader and snarks a bit. Utterly demolished in "We Are In A Book!"
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Each of the books usually has at least one moment per book where Piggie looks directly at the reader and snarks a bit. Utterly demolished in "We Are In A Book!"
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness[=/=]MediumAwareness[=/=]NoFourthWall[=/=]NoticingTheFourthWall[=/=]StableTimeLoop: "We Are In A Book!" packs an impressive number of tropes into a slim children's book. Elephant and Piggie suddenly realize that someone is watching them, and quickly conclude that a ''reader'' is watching them and that they are in a book. They have a lot of fun with this until Elephant realizes that the book is about to end and panics. The dilemma is resolved when Elephant and Piggie ask the reader to read them again. StableTimeLoop comes into play on the first page, when Piggie winks at the reader and says "thank you".
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Elephant]]: Gerald often sees himself as this.
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Elephant]]: OnlySaneMan: Gerald often sees himself as this.
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The popularity of the series has resulted in a traveling stage production beginning in 2013: "[[http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/2013/03/elephant-piggies-we-are-in-play.html We Are in a Play!]]"
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The popularity of the series has resulted in a traveling stage production beginning in 2013: "[[http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/2013/03/elephant-piggies-we-are-in-play.html We Are in a Play!]]"
Play!]]" The play is based on material from several of the books.
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The popularity of the series has resulted in a traveling stage production beginning in 2013: "[[http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/2013/03/elephant-piggies-we-are-in-play.html We Are in a Play!]]"
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* ArgumentOfContradictions: In ''I'm a Frog!'', Gerald and Piggie get into one of these when Piggie asks Gerald if he, too, wants to be a frog and Gerald replies "I cannot." They go back-and-forth with "No, I can't! "Yes, you can!" a total of six times, before Gerald shouts "No! I CAN'T!" and Piggie decides to ask Gerald just ''why'' it is he can't pretend to be a frog. The punchline? [[spoiler:"Because I am a cow. Moooooooooooo!"]]
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* ArgumentOfContradictions: In ''I'm "I'm a Frog!'', Frog!", Gerald and Piggie get into one of these when Piggie asks Gerald if he, too, wants to be a frog and Gerald replies "I cannot." They go back-and-forth with "No, I can't! "Yes, you can!" a total of six times, before Gerald shouts "No! I CAN'T!" and Piggie decides to ask Gerald just ''why'' it is he can't pretend to be a frog. The punchline? [[spoiler:"Because I am a cow. Moooooooooooo!"]]
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** Invoked in "I Am Invited to a Party!" when Piggie receives a party invitation and asks Gerald to accompany her. Worried that it might be a fancy pool costume party, Gerald convinces Piggie to attend in fancy evening wear, snorkling gear, and a costume. He's right.
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** Invoked in "I Am Invited to a Party!" when Piggie receives a party invitation and asks Gerald to accompany her. Worried that it might be a fancy pool costume party, Gerald convinces Piggie to attend in fancy evening wear, snorkling gear, and a costume. He's [[spoiler:He's right.]]
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* DreamCrushingHandicap: Played straight, subverted, and double-subverted in "Can I Play Too?". Played straight when Gerald and Piggie are playing catch and a snake optimistically asks to join them, despite his lack of arms or hands. Subverted when -- after several painful failures -- the snake finally concedes he isn't physically capable of playing catch. Double-subverted when Piggie has the idea to [[LoopholeAbuse throw the snake between herself and Gerald, thus "playing catch" with him.]]
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* InspirationallyDisadvantaged[=/=] SorryBillyButYouJustDontHaveLegs: Played straight, subverted, and double-subverted in "Can I Play Too?". Played straight when Gerald and Piggie are playing catch and a snake optimistically asks to join them, despite his lack of arms or hands. Subverted when -- after several painful failures -- the snake finally concedes he isn't physically capable of playing catch. Double-subverted when Piggie has the idea to [[LoopholeAbuse throw the snake between herself and Gerald, thus "playing catch" with him.]]
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* ArgumentOfContradictions: In ''I'm a Frog!'', Gerald and Piggie get into one of these when Piggie asks Gerald if he, too, wants to be a frog and Gerald replies "I cannot." They go back-and-forth with "No, I can't! "Yes, you can!" a total of six times, before Gerald shouts "No! I CAN'T!" and Piggie decides to ask Gerald just ''why'' it is he can't pretend to be a frog. The punchline? [[spoiler:"Because I am a cow. Moooooooooooo!"]]
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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: A recurring characteristic of Gerald and Piggie's dynamic. It also forms the plot of "My Friend Is Sad"
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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: A recurring characteristic of Gerald and Piggie's dynamic. It also forms the plot of "My Friend Is Sad"Sad".
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** Invoked in "I Am Invited to a Party!" when Piggie receives a party invitation and asks Gerald to accompany her. Worried that it might be a fancy pool costume party, Gerald convinces Piggie to attend in fancy evening wear, snorkling gear, and a costume. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
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** Invoked in "I Am Invited to a Party!" when Piggie receives a party invitation and asks Gerald to accompany her. Worried that it might be a fancy pool costume party, Gerald convinces Piggie to attend in fancy evening wear, snorkling gear, and a costume. [[spoiler:He's He's right.]]
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** In "Let's Go for a Drive!", after hitting on the idea of going for a drive, Gerald decides that they need 1) a map to find out the way, 2) sunglasses if it's too sunny, 3) umbrellas if it rains, and 4) bags for their stuff. Their preparations come to naught when they realize they don't have a car, so they play pirate instead.
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** In "Let's Go for a Drive!", after hitting on the idea of going for a drive, Gerald decides that they need 1) a map to find out the way, 2) sunglasses if it's too sunny, 3) umbrellas if it rains, and 4) bags for their stuff.stuff, and finally 5) a car. Their preparations come to naught when they realize they don't have a car, so they play pirate instead.
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* InspirationallyDisadvantaged[=/=] SorryBillyButYouJustDontHaveLegs: Played straight, subverted, and double-subverted in "Can I Play Too?". Played straight when Gerald and Piggie are playing catch and a snake optimistically asks to join them, despite his lack of arms or hands. Subverted when -- after several painful failures -- the snake finally concedes he isn't physically capable of playing catch. Double-subverted when [[spoiler:Piggie has the idea to [[LoopholeAbuse throw the snake between herself and Gerald]], thus "playing catch" with him.]]
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* InspirationallyDisadvantaged[=/=] SorryBillyButYouJustDontHaveLegs: Played straight, subverted, and double-subverted in "Can I Play Too?". Played straight when Gerald and Piggie are playing catch and a snake optimistically asks to join them, despite his lack of arms or hands. Subverted when -- after several painful failures -- the snake finally concedes he isn't physically capable of playing catch. Double-subverted when [[spoiler:Piggie Piggie has the idea to [[LoopholeAbuse throw the snake between herself and Gerald]], Gerald, thus "playing catch" with him.]]
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* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: In "I Broke My Trunk!" Hippo's sister shows up. Hippo's sister is marked as a girl by having big round eyes (Hippo's eyes are dots) and eyelashes, and she is wearing a bow.
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* VisibleSilence: Gerald has the typical word balloon with three ellipses in it when Piggie asks him if he got the ball back in "A Big Guy Took My Ball!". He didn't get it back because the big guy is a blue whale.
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* TheMovingExperience: "I Am Going!" features Piggie declaring just that, and Gerald taking it to mean that she's moving away and start panicking. Who will skip with, play Ping-Pong with and wear silly hats with. When Piggie is finally able to get a word in edgewise, she explains that she's just going to lunch.
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* TheMovingExperience: "I Am Going!" features Piggie declaring just that, and Gerald taking it to mean that she's moving away and start panicking. Who will he skip with, play Ping-Pong with and wear silly hats with. with? When Piggie is finally able to get a word in edgewise, she explains that she's just going to lunch.
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* TheMovingExperience: "I Am Going!" features Piggie declaring just that, and Gerald taking it to mean that she's moving away and start panicking. Who will skip with, play Ping-Pong with and wear silly hats with. When Piggie is finally able to get a word in edgewise, she explains that she's just going to lunch.
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The books center on two FunnyAnimal friends, [[ADogNamedDog Gerald the elephant and Piggie the pig]]. Each book tends to center on everyday activities, often addressing issues of friendship along the way. While Gerald is a down-to-earth realist, Piggie is an eternal optimist, and the difference between the two personalities often drives the dialog.
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The books center on two FunnyAnimal friends, [[ADogNamedDog Gerald the elephant [[ADogNamedDog and Piggie the pig]]. Each book tends to center on everyday activities, often addressing issues of friendship along the way. While Gerald is a down-to-earth realist, Piggie is an eternal optimist, and the difference between the two personalities often drives the dialog.
* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: See the first example under CrazyPrepared below.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness[=/=]MediumAwareness[=/=]NoFourthWall[=/=]NoticingTheFourthWall[=/=]StableTimeLoop: [[Creator/DrSeuss Theodore Seuss Geisel]] Award-winning "We Are In A Book!" packs an impressive number of tropes into a slim children's book. Elephant and Piggie suddenly realize that someone is watching them, and quickly conclude that a ''reader'' is watching them and that they are in a book. They have a lot of fun with this until Elephant realizes that the book is about to end and panics. The dilemma is resolved when Elephant and Piggie ask the reader to read them again. StableTimeLoop comes into play on the first page, when Piggie winks at the reader and says "thank you".
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness[=/=]MediumAwareness[=/=]NoFourthWall[=/=]NoticingTheFourthWall[=/=]StableTimeLoop: [[Creator/DrSeuss Theodore Seuss Geisel]] Award-winning "We Are In A Book!" packs an impressive number of tropes into a slim children's book. Elephant and Piggie suddenly realize that someone is watching them, and quickly conclude that a ''reader'' is watching them and that they are in a book. They have a lot of fun with this until Elephant realizes that the book is about to end and panics. The dilemma is resolved when Elephant and Piggie ask the reader to read them again. StableTimeLoop comes into play on the first page, when Piggie winks at the reader and says "thank you".
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* AdultFear / GettingCrapPastTheRadar: As [[http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/03/mo_willems_meditation_on_death_.html this article]] from 2012 notes, it is very easy to read "We Are In a Book!" as a meditation on the fear of death, once Gerald realizes the book is going to end.
--> '''Gerald''': I HAVE MORE TO GIVE!
--> '''Gerald''': I HAVE MORE TO GIVE!
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* BigNo[=/=]BigWordShout: Often from Gerald.
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* BigNo[=/=]BigWordShout: Often from Gerald.Gerald, but sometimes from Piggie too, like in "Can I Play Too?", in which Piggie refuses to accept that their new friend Snake can't play catch with them.
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* CrazyPrepared: Invoked in "I Am Invited to a Party!" when Piggie receives a party invitation and asks Gerald to accompany her. Worried that it might be a fancy pool costume party, Gerald convinces Piggie to attend in fancy evening wear, snorkling gear, and a costume. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
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* CrazyPrepared: CrazyPrepared:
** Invoked in "I Am Invited to a Party!" when Piggie receives a party invitation and asks Gerald to accompany her. Worried that it might be a fancy pool costume party, Gerald convinces Piggie to attend in fancy evening wear, snorkling gear, and a costume. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
** Invoked in "I Am Invited to a Party!" when Piggie receives a party invitation and asks Gerald to accompany her. Worried that it might be a fancy pool costume party, Gerald convinces Piggie to attend in fancy evening wear, snorkling gear, and a costume. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
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* ADogNamedDog: Piggie is, of course, a pig. Gerald skirts the trope, as he's sometimes called "Elephant Gerald."
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** In "Let's Go for a Drive!", after hitting on the idea of going for a drive, Gerald decides that they need 1) a map to find out the way, 2) sunglasses if it's too sunny, 3) umbrellas if it rains, and 4) bags for their stuff. Their preparations come to naught when they realize they don't have a car, so they play pirate instead.
* ADogNamedDog: Piggie is, of course, a pig.Gerald skirts the trope, as he's sometimes called "Elephant Gerald."
* ADogNamedDog: Piggie is, of course, a pig.
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* GentleGiant: In "A Big Guy Took My Ball!", Gerald sets out to retrieve the ball from the "big guy" who took it from Piggie, only to find out to his shock that the "big guy" is a gigantic blue whale. The whale is sad, because he's so big that no one will play with him.
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-->'''Big Guy''': Little guys have all the fun.
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* NonIronicClown: One of the things Piggie tries to do to cheer Gerald up in "My Friend Is Sad" is to dress up as a funny clown.
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* BrokenTreasure: A variation occurs in "I Love My New Toy!" Piggie is madly in love with a strange new toy she's received; when Gerald throws and breaks it, Piggie becomes furious. The crisis is averted when [[spoiler:a passerby identifies it as a "break-it-fix-it toy" that's ''intended'' to be repeatedly broken and mended.]]
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* BrokenTreasure: A variation occurs in "I Love My New Toy!" Piggie is madly in love with a strange new toy she's received; when Gerald throws and breaks it, Piggie becomes furious. The crisis is averted when [[spoiler:a passerby identifies it as a "break-it-fix-it toy" that's ''intended'' to be repeatedly broken and mended.mended... and then gets subverted when Gerald and Piggie decide to play together instead, ignoring the toy.]]
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* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Played straight, subverted, and double-subverted in "Can I Play Too?". Played straight when Gerald and Piggie are playing catch and a snake optimistically asks to join them, despite his lack of arms or hands. Subverted when -- after several painful failures -- the snake finally concedes he isn't physically capable of playing catch. Double-subverted when [[spoiler:Piggie has the idea to [[LoopholeAbuse throw the snake between herself and Gerald]], thus "playing catch" with him.]]
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* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: InspirationallyDisadvantaged[=/=] SorryBillyButYouJustDontHaveLegs: Played straight, subverted, and double-subverted in "Can I Play Too?". Played straight when Gerald and Piggie are playing catch and a snake optimistically asks to join them, despite his lack of arms or hands. Subverted when -- after several painful failures -- the snake finally concedes he isn't physically capable of playing catch. Double-subverted when [[spoiler:Piggie has the idea to [[LoopholeAbuse throw the snake between herself and Gerald]], thus "playing catch" with him.]]
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".MAD!".
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In "Should I Share My Ice Cream?", Gerald gets some ice cream while Piggie is off somewhere else. Gerald spends the whole book debating whether to eat all the ice cream before Piggie comes back. He finally decides he will share his ice cream with Piggie, only to realize that all his ice cream has melted. Piggie finally shows up with her own ice cream, which she shares with Gerald.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In "Should I Share My Ice Cream?", Gerald gets some ice cream while Piggie is off somewhere else. Gerald spends the whole book debating whether to eat all the ice cream before Piggie comes back. He finally decides he will share his ice cream with Piggie, only to realize that all his ice cream has melted. Piggie finally shows up with her own ice cream, which she shares with Gerald.
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* ShoutOut: The inside covers of each book feature a repeating pattern related to the story at hand; the pattern inside the back cover always includes a [[TheCameo cameo]] by the Pigeon from Willems' ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus!]]'' series.
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* ShoutOut: The inside covers of each book feature a repeating pattern related to the story at hand; the pattern inside the back cover always includes a [[TheCameo cameo]] by the Pigeon from Willems' ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus!]]'' series. Additionally, the one in ''Pigs Make Me Sneeze!'' [[spoiler:shows Piggie clutching a Knuffle Bunny for comfort because she caught Gerald's cold.]]
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* ShoutOut: The inside covers of each book feature a repeating pattern related to the story at hand; the pattern inside the back cover always includes a [[TheCameo cameo]] by the Pigeon from Willems' ''Don't ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus!'' Bus!]]'' series.
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''Elephant & Piggie'' is a series of children's books for early readers. They are written and drawn by Mo Willems (best known for ''Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!''), and debuted in 2007.
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''Elephant & Piggie'' is a series of children's books for early readers. They are written and drawn by Mo Willems (best known for ''Don't ''[[Literature/PigeonSeries Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!''), Bus!]]''), and debuted in 2007.
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Due to a lack of TertiarySexualCharacteristics and the books being written entirely in dialogue with no narration, it's easy to assume that Piggie is male.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Due to a lack of TertiarySexualCharacteristics and the books being written entirely in dialogue with no narration, it's easy to assume that Piggie is male.
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Due to a lack of TertiarySexualCharacteristics and the books being written entirely in dialogue with no narration, it's easy to assume that Piggie is male.MAD!".
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Due to a lack of TertiarySexualCharacteristics and the books being written entirely in dialogue with no narration, it's easy to assume that Piggie is male.
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".MAD!".
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Due to a lack of TertiarySexualCharacteristics and the books being written entirely in dialogue with no narration, it's easy to assume that Piggie is male.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Due to a lack of TertiarySexualCharacteristics and the books being written entirely in dialogue with no narration, it's easy to assume that Piggie is male.
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* TheMerch: There's a plush toy - they come together and are bonded by velcro.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness[=/=]MediumAwareness[=/=]NoFourthWall[=/=]NoticingTheFourthWall[=/=]StableTimeLoop: [[DrSeuss Theodore Seuss Geisel]] Award-winning "We Are In A Book!" packs an impressive number of tropes into a slim children's book. Elephant and Piggie suddenly realize that someone is watching them, and quickly conclude that a ''reader'' is watching them and that they are in a book. They have a lot of fun with this until Elephant realizes that the book is about to end and panics. The dilemma is resolved when Elephant and Piggie ask the reader to read them again. StableTimeLoop comes into play on the first page, when Piggie winks at the reader and says "thank you".
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness[=/=]MediumAwareness[=/=]NoFourthWall[=/=]NoticingTheFourthWall[=/=]StableTimeLoop: [[DrSeuss [[Creator/DrSeuss Theodore Seuss Geisel]] Award-winning "We Are In A Book!" packs an impressive number of tropes into a slim children's book. Elephant and Piggie suddenly realize that someone is watching them, and quickly conclude that a ''reader'' is watching them and that they are in a book. They have a lot of fun with this until Elephant realizes that the book is about to end and panics. The dilemma is resolved when Elephant and Piggie ask the reader to read them again. StableTimeLoop comes into play on the first page, when Piggie winks at the reader and says "thank you".
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* ThatMakesMeAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".
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* ThatMakesMeAngry: ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald breaks her new toy in "I Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness[=/=]MediumAwareness[=/=]NoFourthWall[=/=]NoticingTheFourthWall[=/=]StableTimeLoop: [[DrSeuss Theodore Seuss Geisel]] Award-winning "We Are In A Book!" packs an impressive number of tropes into a slim children's book. Elephant and Piggie suddenly realize that someone is watching them, and quickly conclude that a ''reader'' is watching them and that they are in a book. They have a lot of fun with this until Elephant realizes that the book is about to end and panics. The dilemma is resolved when Elephant and Piggie ask the reader to read them again. StableTimeLoop comes into play on the first page, when Piggie winks at the reader and says "thank you".
* ExcitedShowTitle: Many of the book titles.
* ExcitedShowTitle: Many of the book titles.
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* MediumAwareness[=/=]NoFourthWall[=/=]NoticingTheFourthWall: Done in "We Are In A Book!", where the two characters notice the reader and interact with him directly.
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* StableTimeLoop: In "We Are In A Book!", Gerald panics near the end because he doesn't want the reader to stop. Piggie tries to solve the problem by asking the reader to read the story again... which begins with Gerald whispering to Piggie, "I think your plan worked."
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* StableTimeLoop: In "We Are In A Book!", ThatMakesMeAngry: Piggie's reaction when Gerald panics near the end because he doesn't want the reader to stop. Piggie tries to solve the problem by asking the reader to read the story again... which begins with Gerald whispering to Piggie, breaks her new toy in "I think your plan worked."Love My New Toy!". "That makes me...MAD!".
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Changed line(s) 55 (click to see context) from:
* StableTimeLoop: In "We Are In A Book!", Gerald panics near the end because he doesn't want the reader to stop. Piggie tries to solve the problem by asking the reader to re-read the story... which began with Gerald whispering to Piggie, "I think your plan worked."
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* StableTimeLoop: In "We Are In A Book!", Gerald panics near the end because he doesn't want the reader to stop. Piggie tries to solve the problem by asking the reader to re-read read the story... story again... which began begins with Gerald whispering to Piggie, "I think your plan worked."
