Mo Willems





Mo Willems

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in New Orleans, The United States
February 11, 1968

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#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.

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.

The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's."

Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts...more


Mo Willems isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.
Many years ago someone posted on some website that I was, in fact, an Italian who was born on May 24. And it stuck.

Consequently, I've been getting birthday wishes in my fan mail every May for years. In the beginning, I had no idea why.

Since most, but not all, Wiki-type sites have corrected this odd error, I have decided that May 24 is my eBirthday. (I even made the Adelaide, Australia's Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.29 · 139,933 ratings · 11,446 reviews · 66 distinct works · Similar authors
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive ...
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 26,511 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary...
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 17,777 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case o...
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 10,313 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay U...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 9,118 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 8,739 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 6,747 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 5,414 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
We are in a Book!
4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 3,441 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
There is a Bird on Your Head!
4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 3,238 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unex...
4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 3,072 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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Pigeon (7 books)
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4.305587290253481 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 56,020 ratings
Today I Will Fly! My Friend is Sad There is a Bird on Your Head! I am Invited to a Party! I Will Surprise My Friend! I Love My New Toy! Are You Ready to Play Outside?
Elephant and Piggie (20 books)
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4.3942211460855525 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 30,975 ratings
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary... Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case o... Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unex...
Knuffle Bunny (3 books)
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4.272476328037233 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 31,155 ratings
Cat the Cat, Who is That? Let's Say Hi to Friends Who... What's Your Sound, Hound th... Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sh...
Cat the Cat (4 books)
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3.698664027709055 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 2,021 ratings

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“A book, being a physical object, engenders a certain respect that zipping electrons cannot. Because you cannot turn a book off, because you have to hold it in your hands, because a book sits there, waiting for you, whether you think you want it or not, because of all these things, a book is a friend. It’s not just the content, but the physical being of a book that is there for you always and unconditionally.”
Mo Willems

“I bet your mom would let me."
-Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-”
Mo Willems, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

“Aggle flabble kabble . . . snurp?”
Mo Willems, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

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