Most Popular Books by Mo Willems

Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends?

When a bus driver takes a break in this hilarious Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, he gives the reader just one instruction: "Don''t let the pigeon drive the bus!" But, boy, that pigeon tries every trick in the book to get in that driving seat: he whines, wheedles, fibs and flatters. Will you let him drive? Told entirely in speech bubbles, this brilliantly original and funny picture book demands audience participation!

When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined to cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald''s mood.

While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.

Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! And what if he doesn''t like it? What if the teacher doesn''t like him? What if he learns TOO MUCH!?! Ask not for whom the school bell rings; it rings for the Pigeon!

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In this title, Piggie can''t wait to show Gerald her brand-new toy. But will an accidentally broken toy accidentally break a friendship?

That Is Not a Good Idea! is a hilarious, interactive picture book from bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems, the creator of books like Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, the Knuffle Bunny series, the Elephant and Piggie series, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, and many other new classics. Inspired by the evil villains and innocent damsels of silent movies, Willems tells the tale of a hungry fox who invites a plump goose to dinner. As with the beloved Pigeon books, kids will be calling out the signature refrain and begging for repeated readings. The funny details in the full-color illustrations by three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems will bring nonstop laughter to story time.

Cat the Cat sure likes her flying friends. You will too! Join this spunky feline as she introduces the very youngest readers to her world, where a surprise is waiting in every book.

Gerald the elephant and Snake fear that Piggie and Brian Bat will have so much fun together they will no longer need their best friends.

Could Elephant be allergic to Piggy? Oh no, will they ever be able to see each other again?

Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do.

"Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important"--

#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems returns with a new Pigeon story - and it''s one unforgettable ride! 3Buckle up for twists, turns, and emotional loop-de-loops in the most roller coaster-y Pigeon book ever! The Pigeon WILL be ready. Will YOU!?

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In I''m a Frog! Piggie has some ribbiting news! Can Gerald make the leap required to accept Piggie''s new identity?

Smell? What smell? I don''t smell. YOU smell. The Pigeon needs a bath Except, well, the Pigeon''s really not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month Maybe. It looks like it''s going to take some serious convincing to get the Pigeon to take the plunge

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new holiday classic. It''s the most wonderful time of the year-for driving a sleigh! ''Tis also the season-for driving a sleigh! Oh, and joy to the-driving a sleigh! The Pigeon has made a list and checked it once. Can his holiday dream come true? Or will The Pigeon be left out in the cold? You''ll share some HO-HO-HOs and HA-HA-HAs finding out in three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems'' ninth Pigeon book, Don''t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! Praise for Mo Willems: "If there''s a living creator of children''s books who stands a chance of occupying a cultural position akin to a Dr Suess or a Charles M. Schulz, it''s Mr Willems" - The New York Times

Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In There Is a Bird On My Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head—two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?

Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.

The pigeon really, really wants a puppy, but when a puppy arrives the pigeon changes its mind.

Piggie invites Gerald to try her favorite food . . . slop. But Gerald is not so sure he''s going to like it. At all.

Piggy loves to dance and wants to teach everyone, including her best friend, Gerald the elephant.

Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?

"In Waiting Is Not Easy!, Piggie has a surprise for Gerald, but he is going to have to wait for it. And Wait. And wait some more..."--Amazon.

When Piggie plays her new trumpet for Gerald, the elephant decides he must be honest in his response.

When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can''t wait to devour it. But then along comes a sly duckling who wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird?

Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny has been left behind..../DIV DIVIn this special edition of Mo Willems''s beloved and acclaimed Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, readers will have a chance to enjoy the tale three different ways - reading, listening, and singing. Featuring the complete story, a storybook read-along, and the original cast recording of the Kennedy Center''s Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, this book-and-CD collection is sure to delight fans, both old and new.

Attending her first party, Piggie follows "party expert" Gerald the elephant''s advice on what to wear, with surprising results.

Mo Willems As a child Mo grew up during the 1970s, so he always looked kind of goofy. One time in his school''s art class, Mo''s teacher told him to stop drawing cartoons all the time. She said big, boring drawings of fruit in a bowl that made people''s eyes glaze over were A-R-T, but funny cartoons that made people laugh weren''t. She was wrong. Mo had great truble speling when he was a kidd. As an adult Mo once met a man in Egypt who had built a huge sand temple about his life (which mostly consisted of images of him constructing a huge sand temple about his life). He dreamt of creating a one-to-one scale model of the desert. Mo drove a motorcyle in New York for about five years without a single accident. Then he realized he was lucky not to have an accident, so he bought a used Volvo. If Mo had known how cool having a wife and daughter was, he would have got them sooner. As an artist At age eighteen, Mo moved temporarily to London to pursue his dream of becoming a stand-up comic. He quickly established himself and somehow managed to get a spot in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before returning to America to become a film student. At New York University he discovered animation and quickly became entranced by the ability to make movies without having to beg a crew to help him. Here he discovered the work of Ronald Searle and the UPA animation studio, both of which influenced his deceptively simple, graphic drawing style. After graduating from college, he travelled around the world for a year, returning with ridiculous sideburns. A quick shave later, he returned to New York and became an animator and writer for TV, most notably for Sesame Street (where he won six Emmys for his writing). He then wrote for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. Mo''s first foray into children''s books was the innovative Don''t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, which appeared on many "best book" lists and won a prestigious American Prize, the Caldecott Honor, in 2004. He has encouraged thousands of children to yell "NOOOOOO!" in libraries. Mo hopes to devote an increasing percentage of his time writing and illustrating children''s books. Things you didn''t know about Mo Willems His shoe size. Mo once walked all the way across France with his dad (don''t ask him why). Mo used to record a weekly Postcard from Brooklyn for BBC radio (kind of like Alistair Cooke''s Letters From America only less good). Mo finds rain depressing. It''s always raining when Mo goes on vacation. Mo''s arch-enemy is PRINT-TOR, the evil spirit of vengeance that makes printing on any computer a near impossibility. Mo doesn''t like sweets, but eats bags and bags of candy when he takes long drives. Mo reads really long, really boring books about history and everybody laughs at him, but he doesn''t care what they say (much). Did you ever see that really great movie about a pig called Babe? Mo wasn''t in that movie. Mo gets very bored very..

Gerald gets serious about teaching Piggie to throw a ball, but Piggie, as usual, just wants to have fun.