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After reading Mo Willems' picture book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! our first graders brainstormed ideas for a sequel. Nathan, the funniest kid I know, provided the voice for the pigeon in our story, Don't Let the Pigeon Be the Principal!

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Knuffle Bunny - Animation by Jennifer Everdyke

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Read aloud in lady voice

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The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems - Murray Library Story Time

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The Pigeon Needs a Bath! Place a hold: http://ow.ly/OpiSD he Pigeon needs a bath Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month Maybe. It's going to take some serious convincing to get the Pigeon to take the plunge. Read by children's librarians of Murray Library.

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Mo Willems' Pigeon And Pals Complete Cartoon Collection Vol. 1 & 2 - Scholastic - Scholastic Storybook Treasures

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6 Mo Willems Stories Spring to Life in a 2-DVD set! Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, Naked Mole Rat, and more join together on MO WILLEMS' PIGEON AND PALS COMPLETE CARTOON COLLECTION VOL. 1 & 2! With nearly two hours of content, kids can enhance their reading skills by following along with Mo's Award-winning stories including: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

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'Knuffle Bunny' author Mo Willems helps kids doodle

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Author and cartoonist Mo Willems is preaching the gospel of the doodle to kids of all ages, showing them how to create new worlds with just a blank piece of paper and a marker. NBC's Al Roker reports.

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Mo Willems' introductory guide for new arrivals welcomes readers to the world using bold, eye-catching graphics and clever text that is perfect for reading aloud. With a fun and heartwarming message, Welcome is a one-of-a-kind experience and a must-have for infants and new parents alike.

A New York Times Notable Book for 2017: "The inimitable Willems's unclassifiable new book is a funny, profound guide to navigating the highs and lows of being a person on Earth, aimed at everyone from newborns to grandparents."

Available at your favorite book store or library or HERE.

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If it's official MO WILLEMS STUFF, it's here. Note: This is not a merchant site. These links lead to various vendors. Remember to check the stock of your favorite local shop first. Thanks for dropping by...

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Hilarious for Adults & Kids

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Today's Comics Online | Read Comic Strips at GoComics

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Welcome to GoComics.com, the world's largest comic strip site for online classic strips like Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Non Sequitur, Get Fuzzy, Luann, Pearl Before Swine, 9 Chickweed Lane and more!

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Disney Books | Disney Publishing Worldwide

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The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It's going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge.

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The Pigeon Needs a Bath! | Disney Books | Disney Publishing Worldwide

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The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It's going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge.

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For kids' book author Mo Willems, childhood is an awful time

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The prize-winning creator of such favorites as "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" found success by posing the hard questions a five-year-old asks

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An award-winning children's fiction writer and animator, Mo Willems is best known for his book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and his Elephant and Piggie book series, as well as writing for Sesame Street, Sheep in the Big City and The Offbeats. Whether goofy or educational, Willems' stories appeal to people of all ages, and he aims to help young readers grapple with questions that we still try to answer throughout our adult lives.

"Kids are shorter than adults," Willems told Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg. "They're not stupider."

When it comes to writing children's fiction, Willems says he strives to write stories that foster more creativity, hence the open-ended nature of his books that often implicate the reader into the protagonist's shenanigans. "Every book is a question I don't know the answer to," Willems said. "I don't want my books to be read, I want them to be played. What I want is after they've read the book to say, 'I've got an idea!'"

Willems' latest Elephant and Piggie adventure is the Theodor Seuss Geisel honor award-winning Waiting Is Not Easy! Can you tell the difference between Willems' often hilariously direct Elephant and Piggie titles ( We Are In A Book!) and lines from Seinfeld? And don't miss Willems' Ask Me Another Challenge, where he hits the puzzle hot seat in a trivia round about those lovable Sesame Street characters.

Interview Highlights
On engendering creativity
Every book is a question I don't know the answer to. I figure if it's a good question, then it's a universal question. I don't want my books to be read, I want them to be played. The idea is that you're engendering creativity. Reading is great but it is ultimately a form of consumption. What I want is after they read the book, for a kid to say, "I've got an idea: Don't Let the Pigeon...operate the catapult, Don't Let the Pigeon...audit my neighbor." And then they go out and infringe on my copyright and they make their own stories. And that's awesome.
On who he writes for
I am writing for people who have not learned to be embarrassed yet, because embarrassment is a learned thing. Millions of teenagers are dying of embarrassment every day. But adults, parents, when they read with their kids they get to not be embarrassed. It's an opportunity to be silly and have fun.
On being five years old
The age of five is the most philosophical age you can be. You're useless. You're not paying rent. But you're asking questions: Why are people mean? What is death? Can I drive a bus? The core, Greek, fundamental, existential questions.
This episode originally aired February 12, 2015.

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Mo Willems: 'I Want My Books To Be Played'

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The author of such beloved children's book characters as the Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie explains why he writes for people "who have not yet learned how to be embarrassed."

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Biography

Mo Willems, the son of Dutch immigrants, grew up in New Orleans. He spent much of his youth telling stories and drawing. Willems especially loved reading "Peanuts" comics and then sketching Snoopy and Charlie Brown himself. "I even wrote a letter to Charles Schulz," Willems recalls, "saying that I wanted his job when he died." During high school, Willems acted in plays and started doing standup routines at comedy clubs.

After high school, Willems traveled abroad and performed standup comedy in London. He later moved to New York, where he studied film and then switched to animation. Willems spent the first part of his career writing and animating for children's television. For nine years, he worked on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmy Awards and developed characters such as Suzy Kabloozie. Willems later created Sheep in the Big City for the Cartoon Network and The Off-Beats for Nickelodeon.

For five years, Willems tried to write and illustrate children's books. After a number of rejections, Willems' simple doodle of a pigeon attracted the eye of an editor. This pigeon would become the star of his first book, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2004. The following year, Knuffle Bunny won another Caldecott Honor, which further solidified Willems' new career as a children's book author and illustrator.

Mo Willems writes and illustrates from his home in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

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A video interview with Mo Willems | Reading Rockets

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Caldecott-winner Mo Willems grew up in New Orleans. He spent much of his youth telling stories and drawing. Willems especially loved reading "Peanuts" comics and then sketching Snoopy and Charlie Brown himself. "I even wrote a letter to Charles Schulz," Willems recalls, "saying that I wanted his job when he died."

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Mo Willems: The Joy of Creation | A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original

"Everything that I do comes from a place of wanting to do something ridiculous."-Mo Willems

We Are All Connected | Kennedy Center Public Art Installation

A Large-Scale Public Art 2-Dimensional Playscape on the REACH Plaza

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2023 Text and Art © Mo Willems. ELEPHANT & PIGGIE is a trademark of The Mo Willems Studio, Inc.

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Mo Willems is an author, illustrator, animator, and playwright. He was the inaugural Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence (2019-2022), and he continues to collaborate in creating fun new stuff involving classical music, opera, comedy concerts, dance, painting and digital works with the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, Ben Folds, Yo-Yo Ma, and others.