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| Author | Mo Willems |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Willems |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's books picture books |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books for Children |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 36 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7868-1988-1 |
| OCLC | 51815360 |
| [E] 22 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.W65535 Dj 2003 |
| Followed by | "The Pigeon Find A Hotdog" |
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Released by Disney-Hyperion in 2003, it was Willems' first book for children, and it received a Caldecott Honor in 2004 for distinguished American Children's Picture Books.[1] An animated adaptation of the book won the 2010 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.[2]
Plot[edit]
The book begins with a pigeon imagining himself driving a bus. As we turn the page we find the bus driver who asks the reader to watch his bus for a while until he gets back. The Bus Driver also asks the reader not to let the pigeon drive the bus. Aimed for readers ages 2 to 6 years old, the interactive pages of the book prompt the reader to dialogue with the pigeon as he begs for a chance to drive the bus. Pleading and bribing have children at the ready to yell "NO" at the pigeon.
Pigeon Series[edit]
Willems has created further books about the Pigeon's adventures:
- The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (2004) - Hard cover
- The Pigeon Love Things That Go! (2005) - Board book
- The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (2005) - Board book
- Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (2006) - Hardcover
- The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (I Really Do) (2008) - Hard cover
- The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (2012)[3] - Hard cover
- Don't Let the Pigeon Finish this Activity Book! (2012)
- The Pigeon Needs a Bath!(I Do Not!) (2014) - Hard cover
Cameo appearances by the Pigeon can also be found in Willems' Knuffle Bunny, Elephant and Piggie, and Cat the Cat book series.
Reception[edit]
"A brilliantly simple book that is absolutely true to life, as anyone who interacts with an obdurate three-year-old can attest." - School Library Journal[4]
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was an American Library Association Notable Book, a National Council of Teachers of English Notable Book, and a Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book.[5] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."[6] It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ 2004 Caldecott Medal Honors
- ^ Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video winners, 1991 to present
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110606006125/en/Disney-Publishing-Worldwide-Publish-Duckling-Cookie!-Mo
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Let-Pigeon-Drive-Bus/dp/078681988X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1454346079&sr=1-1&keywords=the+pigeon+drives+the+bus.
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- ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Bird, Elizabeth (July 6, 2012). "Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results". School Library Journal "A Fuse #8 Production" blog. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
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External links[edit]
Category:Children's picture books Category:2003 books Category:Children's fiction books Category:Fictional columbidae Category:Caldecott Honor-winning works