The first in this series is a tale we can all relate to a tale of greed, ambition, hopes, dreams and wanting to drive a bus. it's what makes a difference in their lives! 4.5 stars for this one!Īfter my daughter and I worked our way through the entire epic Elephant & Piggie saga, we've decided to move on to Mo Willems other big series: The Pigeon. If you've not seen the series or heard of them, check it out! Buy a copy for a kid you know. All the things to show why it's good not to 'give in' to someone just because they try to get you to do something. But they won't give him, so he never gets to do it! When he jumps off in frustration, the driver returns and leaves without the poor pigeon! As soon as the driver leaves, the pigeon tries his or her best to convince everyone to let him drive. He tells everyone not to let the pigeon drive the bus. I must read more of them! In this adorable picture book, the bus driver needs to step away from the bus. it's very cute and part of a whole series involving experiences the pigeon goes through. It was a first-time experience thanks to the lovely Nina The Cozy Pages she suggested this wonderful book.Ī pigeon driving a bus? Well. Since I'd just finished my children's education courses in college right before then, I never had a chance to read this one.
It took home the Caldecott Honor Award in 2004. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.Īs part of a Children's Readathon on my blog in August 2018, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems was selected as one of the award-winning books to read.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door. Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation. The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's." In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91. #1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.
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