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Mo Willems

Born: 1968 in Des Plaines, Illinois
Connection to Illinois: Willems was born in Des Plaines.

Biography: Mo Willems is writer, animator, voice actor, and children's book author.


Awards:
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Caldecott Honor, Charlotte Zolotow Commendation
  • The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? Irma Black Honor
  • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Caldecott Honor, Charlotte Zolotow Honor
  • Knuffle Bunny 2: A Case of Mistaken Identity Caldecott Honor
  • Leonardo, the Terrible Monster Charlotte Zolotow Commendation

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers; Children

Blog: http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/
E-Mail: MoMail@PigeonPresents.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/mo.willems.studio/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Pigeon
Web: https://pigeonpresents.com/
Web: http://mowillems.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Willems
WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Mo++Willems


Selected Titles

A Busy Creature's Day Eating! Board Book
ISBN: 1368041299 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2019

Mo Willems delivers a smorgasbord of hunger, hubris, regret, and redemption as a Busy Creature hilariously chomps and chews its way through the alphabet now in board book format.

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2!
ISBN: 1368045707 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2019

From award-winning, best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a bind-up of five Elephant & Piggie adventures to spark early-readers' imaginations.

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie!
ISBN: 1484799674 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2017

Mo Willems, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, celebrates ten years of Elephant & Piggie in this special bind-up collection: Today I Will Fly!; Watch Me Throw the Ball!; Can I Play Too?; the award-winning Let's Go For a Drive!; and I Really Like Slop!

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 3
ISBN: 1368057152 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2020

From award-winning, best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a bind-up of five Elephant & Piggie adventures to help foster early readers' problem-solving skills. Titles include: There is a Bird on Your Head!; Are You Ready to Play Outside?; Elephants Cannot Dance!; Should I Share My Ice Cream?; and I Will Take a Nap!

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 4
ISBN: 1368071120 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2021

From award-winning, best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a bind-up of five Elephant & Piggie adventures that celebrate friendship. This bind-up includes the titles: My Friend is Sad; I Love My New Toy!; Pigs Make Me Sneeze!; A Big Guy Took My Ball!; and My New Friend is So Fun!

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 5
ISBN: 1368072240 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2022

For the fifth time ever, best friends Elephant and Piggie have five BIGGIE adventures in one book! From award-winning, best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems, this BIGGIE bind-up of Elephant & Piggie adventures will make readers want to celebrate! This bind-up includes the titles: I Am Invited to a Party!; I Will Surprise My Friend!; Happy Pig Day!; Waiting IsNot Easy!; and The Thank You Book.

Are You Big?
ISBN: 1454948183 OCLC:

Union Square Kids 2024

Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, tackles a BIG concept in this hilarious nonfiction picture book about the relationship between size and scale. Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe. From an average-size kid . . . to a hot air balloon . . . to a storm cloud . . . to the M100 Galaxy, size is a matter of perspective. Bold text, expressive art, and real-world science come together in this original Mo Willems STEAM-based, early-learning concept book.

Are You Small?
ISBN: 1454951451 OCLC:

Union Square Kids 2024

Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, zooms in on the smallest things in the universe to explore one of life’s most elemental questions in this nonfiction picture book about the relationship between size and scale. Are YOU small? A little question sends readers on a BIG adventure to see the smallest of the small. From an average-size kid . . . to a cookie crumb . . . to a water molecule . . . all the way down to a single quark, readers discover that size is a matter of perspective. The perfect companion title to Mo Willems’ breakout title, Are You Big?, this early-learning concept book features bold text, expressive art, and real-world science.

Because
ISBN: 1368019013 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2019

Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, composes a powerful symphony of chance, discovery, persistence, and magic in this moving tale of a young girl's journey to center stage. Illustrator Amber Ren brings Willems' music to life, conducting a stunning picture-book debut.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
ISBN: 078681988X OCLC:

Hyperion 2003

No matter how hard he pleads and begs, the pigeon is not supposed to drive the bus while the driver is away, but pigeon tries every persuasive trick a young child knows to get you to say, Yes.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!
ISBN: 1454952776 OCLC:

Union Square Kids 2023

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!

Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!
ISBN: 1423133102 OCLC: New York :

Hyperion New York : 2012

More than 250 pages of games, events, and hot dogs! Includes writing and creative activities, along with coloring and drawing.

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
ISBN: 0786837462 OCLC:

Hyperion 2006

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.

Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct
ISBN: 0786837489 OCLC:

Hyperion 2006

Everyone in town loves Edwina the dinosaur except one little boy who is determined to prove to everyone, including Edwina, that dinosaurs are extinct.

Guess What!?
ISBN: 1368070930 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2021

From Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, comes this breakout beginning-reader series, Unlimited Squirrels. An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests hosts a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes, quirky quizzes, nutty facts, and so, so many Squirrels. In Guess What!?, Zoom Squirrel is excited to go to the beach. But what will happen when Zoomy and pals finally get there? Do you know more about going to the beach than the Squirrels do? You will by the end of this book!

I Lost My Tooth!
ISBN: 1368024572 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2018

Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, is back with another breakout beginning-reader series. An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests host a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes, quirky quizzes, nutty facts, and so, so many Squirrels.

I Want to Sleep Under the Stars!
ISBN: 1368053351 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2020

Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, has another breakout beginning-reader series. An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests hosts a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes, quirky quizzes, nutty facts, and so, so many Squirrels.

Knuffle Bunny 2: A Case of Mistaken Identity
ISBN: 1423102991 OCLC:

Hyperion 2007

Trixie can't wait to bring her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off to everyone. But when she gets there, she sees something awful: Sonja has the same bunny. Suddenly, Knuffle Bunny doesn't seem so one-of-a-kind anymore. Chaos ensues until the bunnies are taken away by Ms. Greengrove. After school, Trixie finally gets her beloved bunny back. But in the middle of the night, Trixie realizes something. She has the wrong bunny! Daddy comes to the rescue again as a midnight swap is arranged with the other bunny, the other little girl, and the other daddy. Needless to say, the daddies are not very happy. By the end of the story Trixie has her beloved bunny back, but she has also gained something new: her very first best friend. In the tradition of the Caldecott Honor-winner KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY TALE, this is another heartfelt, hilarious picture book that children (and their parents) will love.--Publisher information.

Knuffle Bunny 3: An Unexpected Diversion
ISBN: 1406336491 OCLC:

Hyperion 2010

While traveling with her family to Holland to visit her grandparents, Trixie once again loses her beloved Knuffle Bunny.

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
ISBN: 0786818700 OCLC:

Hyperion 2004

A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father.

Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
ISBN: 0786852941 OCLC:

Hyperion 2005

Leonardo is a terrible monster--he can't seem to frighten anyone. When he discovers the perfect nervous little boy, will he scare the lunch out of him? Or will he think of something better?

Nanette's Baguette
ISBN: 1484722868 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2016

Today is the day Nanette gets to get the baguette! Is she set? YOU BET!

Opposites Abstract
ISBN: 1368070973 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2021

Mo Willems, award-winning, best-selling author/illustrator and inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, delivers a masterfully inquisitive look at opposites. Is this dark? Is this light? Is this soft? Is this hard? Using colors, shapes, lines and textures, Willems invites readers to explore abstract concepts through eye-popping, emotive, and highly-accessible artwork. This all-ages concept book is perfect for readers young or old, big or small, or any other set of opposites.

Sam, the Most Scaredycat Kid in the Whole World: A Leonardo, the Terrible Monster Companion
ISBN: 1368002145 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2017

A TERRIFICALLY TERRIFYING TALE! Sam is afraid of anything and everything-except for his friend Leonardo, the terrible monster. Kerry is afraid of everything and anything-except for her friend Frankenthaler, the other monster. One day, the two scaredy-cat kids make a particularly scary discovery: each other! AAH! EEK! Something has to be done. Something BIG. But what?

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
ISBN: 0545832039 OCLC:

Hyperion 2012

The Duckling asks for a cookie - and gets one! Do you think the Pigeon is happy about that? -- back cover.

The FRUSTRATING Book!
ISBN: 1368074820 OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2022

From Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, comes this breakout beginning-reader series, Unlimited Squirrels. An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests hosts a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes, quirky quizzes, nutty facts, and so, so many Squirrels. In The FRUSTRATING Book!, Zoom Squirrel wants to feel brand new emotions. The Squirrel pals know just what to do! But what happens if Zoomy doesn’t like these new feelings? Do you know more about feelings than the Squirrels do? You will by the end of this book!

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
ISBN: 0786818697 OCLC:

Hyperion 2004

Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found.

The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!
ISBN: 0786836504 OCLC:

Hyperion 2005

Do pigeons have feelings? Is a hot dog yummy? Throughout a hilarious board book, Pigeon runs through his signature gamut of emotions while attempting to thwart his old nemesis, the bus driver. By the creator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
ISBN: 1368046452 OCLC:

Hyperion 2019

The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.

The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!
ISBN: 0786836512 OCLC: New York :

Hyperion New York : 2005

Pigeon knows that buses, train, and airplanes go but a hot dog?

The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
ISBN: 1423190874 OCLC:

Hyperion 2014

The Pigeon is dirty and he needs a bath, but he won't go willingly --

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
ISBN: 1423109600 OCLC:

Hyperion 2006

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

The Pigeon Will Ride the Rollercoaster!
ISBN: 1454946865 OCLC:

Hyperion 2022

Pigeon experiences an emotional loop-de-loop as he anticipates his turn to ride the roller coster.

Time to Pee!
ISBN: 0786818689 OCLC: New York :

Hyperion New York : 2003

Sign-carrying mice give encouraging instructions for using the toilet.

Who Is the Mystery Reader?
ISBN: 136804686X OCLC:

Hyperion Books for Children 2019

From Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, comes this breakout beginning-reader series. An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests host a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes, quirky quizzes, nutty facts, and so, so many Squirrels.

You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons
ISBN: 0786837470 OCLC:

Hyperion 2006

A collection of single panel comics that the author/illustrator used to record his daily impressions of places he visited while on a year-long journey around the world following his college graduation. Annotated by the author.

 

 

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