Do you know?
What does a pigeon, an
elephant, a pig, a stuffed
bunny and a naked mole rat
have in common?
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Mo
Willems
The author of the Pigeon books, Elephant
and Piggie, the Knuffle Bunny
trilogy,Naked Mole Rat and many more.
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The Beginning
Mo was born February 11,
1968 in New Orleans, LA.
Mo spent his childhood
there with is parents who
had immigrated from
Holland. During and after
High School, Mo
performed in comedy
clubs doing standup for
his audiences. He studied
animation at New York
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The Beginning
Mo began his adventure in writing with
Sesame Street. He won six Emmy awards
for his scripts and animations.
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Awards
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His first book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive
the Bus was awarded the Caldecott Honor
in 2004. Since then, he has won two other
Caldacott Awards.
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More Awards
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Elephant and Piggie
books won the Theador
Suess Geisel Medal in
2008 and 2009. He also
won Geisel Honors in
2011, 2012 and 2013.
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Let’s read
together...
Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus
By Mo Willems
Don’t Let the
Pigeon Run
This App
Don’t let the
Pigeon....
Create
your own
Pigeon
story
Pigeon Books
Have you read any of these books?
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive
the Bus!
The pigeon Wants a Puppy!
Don’t let the Pigeon Stay Up
Late!
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
The Pigeon Loves things that
Go!
The Pigeon Has Feelings
Too!
Don’t let the Pigeon Finish
This Activity Book!
The Duckling Gets a Cookie?
The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
Elephant
and
Piggie Books
I'm a Frog!
A Big Guy Took My Ball!
Let's Go for a Drive!
Listen to My Trumpet!
Happy Pig Day!
Should I Share my Ice Cream?
I Broke My Trunk!
We are In a Book!
Can I play Too?
I am Going!
Pigs Make Me Sneeze!
Elephants Cannot Dance!
Watch Me Throw the Ball!
Are You Ready to Play Outside?
I Love My New Toy!
Today I will Fly!
I Will Surprise My Friend!
My Friend Is Sad!
I Am Invited to a Party!
There is a Bird on Your Head!
Or how about these?
Naked Mole Rat gets Dressed
City Dog Country Frog
Big Frog Can’t Fit In
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Edwinina, the Dinosaur
Knuffle Bunny Free: Unexpected Diversion
Who didn’t know she was extinct
Time to Pee!
Time to Say “Please”!
You can never find a rickshaw when
it monsoons:
Cat the Cat Books
The world on one cartoon a day
Don’t PigeonHole me!
Hurray for Amanda and Her Alligator!
That Is Not a Good Idea!
Goldilocks and TheTthree Dinosaurs
CAT the CAT Who Is That?
Time to Sleep SHEEP the SHEEP!
What’s Your Sound HOUND the HOUND?
Let’s Say HI to Friends why FLY!
“A good picture book is a
child’s friend, and for
some kids it can be their
only friend. “
Mo Willems 2013
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http://www.mowillems.com/
R
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eference
Go Mo (n.d.) Meet Mo’s Friends. Retrieved from http://gomo.net
Mo Willems (n.d.) Welcome to Mo Willems dot com. Retrieved from http://www.mowillems.com
Pigeon Presents! (n.d.) 10 Years and Still Asking. Retrieved from http://www.pigeonpresents.com
Reading Rockets (n.d.) A Video Interview with Mo Willems. Retrieved from
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/willems/
Walker (n.d.) Mo Willems. Retrieved from http://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Mo-Willems-4761.aspx