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May 17, 2016

Join Our #Thankorama Party: The Thank You Book by Mo Willems + Giveaway!

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Your kids might already be familiar with the beloved Elephant and Piggie series of children’s books by Mo Willems. My kids love this author and I’m so excited that we’ve been invited to partner with Disney Books to share with you the latest (and last – boohoo!) book in this series, The Thank You Book.

To celebrate the release of the book May has been declared #Thankorama Month! So we are just going around and thanking anyone and everyone. I took the thanking party into my son’s first grade class and we had the best time! Thanking people with a bunch of 6-7 year-olds is not to be missed!

The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

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Elephant and Piggie books are so endearing and are written in a way that really engages kids. My kids (even my 10 year-old daughter) loved this story when I read it to them.

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In The Thank You Book, Piggie wants to thank EVERYONE. But Gerald is worried Piggie will forget someone . . . someone important.

Author Photo

You’ll see below some of my pics of the #Thankorama party we had in my son’s first grade class, and these kids LOVE this author!

About Mo Willems

Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions, for Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. The celebrated Elephant & Piggie early-reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions (for There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside?) as well as garnering five Geisel Honors (for We Are in a Book!, I Broke My Trunk!, Let’s Go for a Drive!, A Big Guy Took My Ball! and Waiting Is Not Easy!).

The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

This book trailer literally make me laugh out loud! Watch it with the kids. It’s a fun way to get in the thanking spirit and meet Mo Willems!

The #Thankorama Party

Thankorama in classroom

As a Mo Willems ambassador, Disney Books sent me The Thank You Book along with some other really fun #Thankorama event goodies! I couldn’t keep them all to myself and my son has the best first grade class where I volunteer weekly, so I was thrilled to be able to share these activities with them and read the book to the children. They adored it!

Classroom Thankorama

After reading the book we set up some fun writing activities for the kids. See that? Thanking people is educational too! Two birds, one stone. You can find a bunch of these resources on the Thankorama website to print out along with an interactive online spinning wheel!

ThankYouCards

The children wrote so many cute thank you notes! Thank you for taking care of me when I am sick. Thank you for being my Mommy. We wrote thank yous to teachers, friends, parents, even to our pets!

ThankyouStory

The children used the Elephant and Piggie stickers to create their own stories. I love this one that one little girl wrote to a friend.

Thankyou Story

My son wrote this word bubble story (just like Mo Willems does!). The teacher told me this was the first time they had been quiet all day! ha! Win!

Thankorama Pink Speech Bubble

I have some fun printables you can share with your kids to kick off your #Thankorama! Click on the image above to print out a full-size ‘I Will Thank’ bubble in pink.

Thankorama Gray Speech Bubble

And here’s one in gray, too. Just click the image to get the full-sized printable.

A photo posted by Lindsay Frank ? (@seemomclick) on May 5, 2016 at 1:06pm PDT

I would LOVE to see your #Thankorama images! Just post on social using the hashtag (and feel free to tag me at @SeeMomClick so I can find you!).

Pig Butt Cookies

No party is complete without a treat so a Google search for ‘pig cookies’ lead me to these Pillsbury Pig Butt Cookies. How I wish I could take credit for this. The kids flipped over them and I had so much fun making them. A perfect Elephant and Piggie treat, which, by the way, got me LOTS of thank yous!

Where You Can Find More

  • You can grab The Thank You Book at your local bookstore or on the Disney Books website.
  • Throw your own party with your kids and their friends! You can find a lot of great resources on the Thankorama website and it really doesn’t take anything special to say thank you, plus it feels great to make someone else’s day!
  • Get social! Find @DisneyHyperion on Twitter, @DisneyBooks on Instagram, and Mo Willems at @The_Pigeon on Twitter.

The Giveaway

The generous folks at Disney-Hyperion are providing prizing for one of my lucky readers! You can see how much fun we had with these #Thankorama goodies so I’m really excited about this giveaway!

The prize pack will include:

  • Copy of The Thank You Book
  • Elephant & Piggie event kit & standee
  • 2 Elephant & Piggie tshirts

This giveaway is open to US residents ages 18+ only and will end on May 27, 2016 at 11:59pm ET. Good luck!

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About Lindsay Frank

Lindsay is the Owner/Editor and Content Creator at See Mom Click, a family travel and lifestyle blog based in Central Pennsylvania. She is a wife and mom of two kids and a handful of fur babies.

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Comments

  1. ken ohl says

    May 17, 2016 at 18:17

    my wife she is my soulmate she is my rock. I thank her for everything

    Reply
  2. Pamela says

    May 17, 2016 at 19:08

    My husband, who works really hard to provide for our family, and never complains about it.

    Reply
  3. Maralea says

    May 17, 2016 at 19:27

    My husband. He is always helping out after a hard days work.

    Reply
  4. Leigh Anne Borders says

    May 17, 2016 at 19:29

    One of the people at the top of my list to thank is my husband. I am a school teacher, and the end of the year can be stressful with everything that needs to happen. He is so supportive and even helps me grade!

    Reply
  5. Nicole Sender says

    May 17, 2016 at 23:50

    I thank my family for all their support and love!

    Reply
  6. jeani b says

    May 18, 2016 at 01:01

    my husband is at the top of my #thankarama list! i’m 6 months pregnant and been sick quite a bit. he’s not only taken amazing extra care of me, but also been sure my daughter gets the attention she needs and our house keeps running. he’s a rock star.

    Reply
  7. Lauren says

    May 18, 2016 at 08:47

    I am thankful for my mom, who helps us out so much with the kids.

    Reply
  8. Jessica says

    May 18, 2016 at 10:28

    My husband is on top of my list. He started working more hours to buy me a new car.

    Reply
  9. MJ says

    May 18, 2016 at 16:37

    i want to thank each of my 23 kindergarten students for the Best Year Ever!!

    Reply
  10. Wes says

    May 19, 2016 at 16:19

    I thank my teaching team! Kindergarten gets rough sometimes, but we make it fun! Love working with them!

    Reply
  11. Lea Anna says

    May 23, 2016 at 20:08

    My husband for putting up with me when I’m crabby, he’s the best.

    Reply
  12. Julie Lundstrom says

    May 23, 2016 at 20:11

    I would like to thank my parents for all that they have done.

    Reply
  13. MJ Moore says

    May 24, 2016 at 22:22

    I’m thanking my kids for making me smile every day!

    Reply
  14. Adrianne B says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:04

    I would thank my daughter’s Kindergarten teacher for a good school year and her patience!

    Reply

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