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Ant Can’t!-Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!

Contributors

By Tom Warburton

By Mo Willems

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Feb 23, 2027
Page Count
64 pages
Publisher
Union Square Kids
ISBN-13
9781454970583
Age Range
4–8

Price

$10.99

Price

$13.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $10.99 $13.99 CAD

Award-winning writer, illustrator, and children’s television producer Mr. Warburton teams up with #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems as part of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning early reader series Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! 

Can Ant lift that can? Will Ant lift that grill? Should Ant lift that house? Ant cannot, will not, and should not. Ant CAN’T! Unless . . . Ant can get help. 

Join Ant on a contraction-filled adventure that skillfully explores themes of perseverance, willpower, and cooperative play, for beginning readers ages 4 to 8. Author-illustrator Mr. Warburton is a celebrated children’s television creator who has collaborated with Mo Willems on numerous television and book projects for over 30 years. 


Tom Warburton

About the Author

Mo Willems is a number one New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. He has been awarded three Caldecott Honors and an Eisner Award for his picture books, and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE early readers. His debut picture book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. 

Tom Warburton is the creator behind the acclaimed children’s animated series Codename: Kids Next Door and served as creative director and executive producer on such shows as Muppet Babies and Kindergarten: The Musical. He is also the co-creator of Don’t Let the Pigeon Finish this Activity Book!, We Are in an ART-ivity Book!, The Pigeon WON’T Say the ABCs! and The Pigeon WON’T Play with Shapes!  He lives in California.

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Mo Willems

About the Author

Mo Willems is a number one New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. He has been awarded three Caldecott Honors and an Eisner Award for his picture books, and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE early readers. His debut picture book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. Mo is the cofounder of Hidden Pigeon Company, established in 2023 to extend the reach of Mo Willems characters and stories across multiple platforms.

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