Seriously Silly! the art & whimsy of Mo Willems from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art May 23, 2015- January 10, 2016

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968) Final illustration for “Blarggie! Blarggie!” 26 2008 Cat the Cat, Who is That? [Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2010] Ink brush on paper 13 15/16 x 16 15/16 in. Collection of the artist

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968) Final illustration for Edwina baking cookies 36 ca. 2005 Edwina The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct [Hyperion Books for Children, 2006] Charcoal pencil on vellum 9 x 12 in. Collection of the artist

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968) Final illustration for “‘Hello.’” 8 2007 Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed [Hyperion Books for Children, 2009] Ink and watercolor on paper 8 1/2 x 11 in. Collection of the artist

Mo Willems (b. 1968) Published illustration for “We are going to jump!” Are You Ready to Play Outside? (an ELEPHANT & PIGGIE book) Digital print 9 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. Collection of the artist; courtesy of Hyperion Books for Children

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968) “As soon as Trixie’s mommy opened the door, she asked, `Where’s Knuffle Bunny?’” 26-27 ca. 2004 Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale [Hyperion Books for Children, 2004] Digital print 13 3/4 x 29 13/16 in. Collection of the artist; courtesy of Hyperion Books for Children

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968), Published title page illustration for ”And those were the first words Trixie ever said.” Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale [Hyperion Books for Children, 2004] Digital print 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. Collection of the artist; courtesy of Hyperion Books for Children

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968) Cover illustration for Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 2013 Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! [Hyperion, 2003] Digital print 9 3/16 x 9 3/16 in. Collection of the artist; courtesy of Hyperion Books for Children

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968) Preliminary sketch for “I’ll be your best friend!” 26 ca. 2002 Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! [Hyperion Books for Children, 2003] Graphite, red colored pencil, printed and pasted text on paper 11 x 8 ½ in. 18 x 14 x 3/4 in. Collection of the artist

Mo Willems (American, b. 1968) Published illustration for “I’ll be your best friend! / How ‘bout I give you five bucks? / No fair! / I bet your mom would let me.” 26 2013 Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! [Hyperion, 2003] Digital print 9 x 9 in. Collection of the artist; courtesy of Hyperion Books for Children