Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!

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The result was keep some and merge/redirect some per Zagalejo. --Polaron | Talk 04:20, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Pigeon Loves Things That Go![edit]

No assertion of notability. May be spam. Llajwa 16:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are pages for each of this author's books, likewise without assertion of notability. All are listed in and linked from the author's article, Mo Willems.

These ones received a prize or honorable mention, and are not included in this AfD:

Llajwa 17:50, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete all nominated books, keeping the three award winners not included in this AFD. --Richard 18:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Richard. STORMTRACKER 94 19:30, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete all. Doctorfluffy 22:17, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. all. A book with an ISBN number? Not just anyone can do that. Wiwaxia 00:09, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment An ISBN combined with availability at several libraries and catalogued status a national library is the bare minimum layed out in Wikipedia:Notability (books). Perhaps some or all of these books meet these, but merely having an ISBN is not proof of notability. Bobby1011 05:19, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge- Books are clearly notable enough to be published. The author is an award winner. Just merge the the questionable books into the authors page with elaboration on the more successful and notable ones.Hagan jared 02:50, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Heimstern Läufer (talk) 00:59, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The articles definitely aren't spam; they were created by badlydrawnjeff, an established editor. I know that at least some of these would pass WP:BK, so give me time to research each of them. I'll tell you what I've found shortly. Zagalejo^^^ 02:25, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late is a definite keeper. It's been reviewed in several newspapers, it was voted as one of the top three books for its age group by a Scholastic Books poll, it has appeared on several best-seller lists, and it won a NAPPA award. (I gleaned all this from a Newsbank search; I'll add refs to the article in a little while). Zagalejo^^^ 02:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Knuffle Bunny Too seems to pass WP:BK. It was listed on several best-seller lists and was the subject of multiple newspaper reviews. (Again, I'll add refs in a little bit.) Zagalejo^^^ 02:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct is also worth keeping. It's a NAPPA award winner and it was reviewed in newspapers. Zagalejo^^^ 02:48, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Time to Pee! was reviewed by several newspapers and magazines, so that one is salvageable. Zagalejo^^^ 02:54, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Today I Will Fly, My Friend Is Sad, There is a Bird on Your Head, and I am Invited to a Party were all part of the Elephant and Piggie series. The series as a whole was fairly well-reviewed in newspapers, including the New York Times. We could probably merge these into one article. Zagalejo^^^ 03:01, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As for the others, we can just make them redirects to the author's page. They may also pass WP:BK, though I don't have any clear evidence at the moment. Zagalejo^^^ 03:09, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete all nominated. The only links I found were trade. digitalemotion 02:51, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where did you look? Zagalejo^^^ 02:54, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I've added refs to Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! I have to leave for a little while, but I'll get to the others as soon as I can. Zagalejo^^^ 03:32, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now I've added refs to Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee. I'm not sure how much I'd be able to do with the rest, but we should at least redirect them to the author's page for the time being. I might be able to expand those later. Zagalejo^^^ 06:08, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as researched by Zagalejo; redirect the remainder. --Dhartung | Talk 04:49, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.