The Elephant And Piggie series was created by American writer Mo Willems in 2007, and the duo has since appeared in at least 25 books and even a musical. The stories focus on best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie, and its known for its humor and positive messages about friendship, acceptance and creativity. Here, you will find some delightful depictions of Elephant and Piggie on a variety of adventures that you can color and customize with your creativity. You can also expect to learn a bit more about these characters and the history of the series as you enjoy these pages.
25 Free Elephant And Piggie Coloring Pages To Print And Color
1. Elephant And Piggie Coloring PDF For Kids
Elephant and Piggie are best friends despite being very different, and this scene highlights their dynamic. Elephant Gerald is a a serious and reserved character most of the time while Piggie is outgoing, lively and fun-loving. These differences help them to balance each other out nicely!
2. Elephant And Piggie Dancing Together
3. Elephant And Piggie Playing Catch
Throughout the books, Elephant and Piggie engage in all kinds of activities that kids may find relatable, such as playing catch. There will often be an obstacle for them to overcome, and the goal of each book is to teach kids how to approach problems and engage with others in a kind and constructive way.
4. Elephant And Piggie Playing Together
Even though Elephant is a reserved character most of the time, Piggie can encourage him to have some fun sometimes. When coloring a page like this, kids should be encouraged to choose colors that make them happy to see, even if it means using colors that aren’t accurate to the books.
5. Elephant And Piggie Reading Books
Elephant and Piggie are taking some time to get some reading done! If your child has some favorite books, it could be fun to write the titles of the books on the ones that they are reading.
6. Elephant And Piggie Riding A Scooter
7. Elephant And Piggie Sitting On A Bench
Elephant and Piggie go on lots of adventures, but they can also take it easy and relax from time to time! Elephant’s full name is Elephant Gerald. This name was chosen as a reference to creator Mo Willem’s favorite singer, Ella Fitzgerald.
8. Elephant And Piggie Standing Together
9. Elephant And Piggie Holding Hands
10. Elephant Gerald And Piggie Smiling Mischievously
11. Elephant Gerald Holding A Balloon
Balloons add more fun to any situation, and Elephant Gerald proves that point in this scene! When coloring this page, you could encourage your child to draw more balloons and add other things you could expect at a party like hats, streamers and presents.
12. Elephant Gerald Laughing With Piggie
13. Elephant Gerald Looking Confused
14. Grumpy Elephant Gerald Coloring Sheet
There is a lot of happiness in the Elephant and Piggie books, but sometimes the characters can get grumpy and even angry! Mo Willems wanted to make sure that the friendship between the characters included highs and lows, as it’s more realistic and teaches kids that there are healthy ways to solve conflicts.
15. Elephant Gerald Surprised
16. Elephant Gerald Looking Worried
17. Piggie And Gerald Share An Ice Cream
Sharing is something that doesn’t always come naturally to kids, so it’s important to teach how vital it is. They can learn how good it is to share as they color this cute scene of Elephant and Piggie sharing an ice cream cone together.
18. Piggie Balancing On One Foot
19. Piggie Flying In The Air With A Pelican
20. Piggie Giving Elephant Gerald A Hug
21. Piggie Jumping With Joy
22. Piggie Making A Silly Face
Piggie doesn’t take things too seriously and likes to goof around and have fun! Creator Mo Willems loved to draw a lot as a child, and he was heavily inspired by the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schultz.
23. Piggie Singing With Excitement
24. Piggie Standing On Gerald’s Head
25. Piggie Waving Coloring Page
Piggie is giving a friendly wave and looks very happy! You could make this scene even happier by drawing some fun props and objects for Piggie to interact with.
After You Color Your Elephant And Piggie Pages
Draw some other famous characters to interact with Elephant and Piggie like Peppa Pig or Bluey. Think of some scenarios like a party or a museum trip and help your child create some backgrounds for the pages. Come up with a simple story that could be told by stringing a few pages together and adding some dialogue. Help your child to create a third friend based on another animal.
The Elephant and Piggie books provide a lot of fun and education for kids around the world, and this collection was meant to help kids create some adventures of their own. Creativity is the name of the game with this collection, so it’s great to encourage your child to use all of their ideas and have fun when bringing color to the collection. When your child has finished some pages, it can be encouraging to share their art on social media for others to see.
