Mo Willems





Mo Willems

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February 11, 1968 in New Orleans, The United States

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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.
Speaking of NYC's upcoming BEA conference, don't miss the Silent Auction on Wed. June 6th at 6pm.

As always there is loads of amazing work available from an incredible array of top kids books artists and the party is always a mosh-pit of friendly faces.

You can check out the work here (my donation, the original sketch for ALA's Read poster - & the heading for this site is here.) read more »
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Average rating: 4.28 · 80,741 ratings · 7,954 reviews · 58 distinct works
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive ...
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 15,436 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary...
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 10,311 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions
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Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case o...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 5,558 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
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Don't Let the Pigeon Stay U...
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 5,269 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
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The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 5,130 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions
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The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 3,903 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 3,295 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
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There is a Bird on Your Head!
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 2,226 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Today I Will Fly!
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 1,962 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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We are in a Book!
4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 1,825 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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More books by Mo Willems…
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive ... Don't Let the Pigeon Stay U... The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! The Pigeon Loves Things Tha... The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
Pigeon (6 books)
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4.299125383043922 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 31,328 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 (17 books)
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4.389870435806832 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 18,678 ratings
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary... Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case o... Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unex...
Knuffle Bunny (3 books)
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4.26970717506707 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 17,519 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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3.7170245398773005 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,304 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

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

“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!

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