Introducing Award Winning Author and Illustrator …

MO WILLEMS

Who is Mo Willems? Mo grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He loved cartoons and comics. His favorite comic was Charles Schulz's Peanuts. During high school, Mo was involved in theatre and even performed his own comedy routines.

As Mo grows up He moves to London to be a comedian. Being a comedian doesn’t work out. He heads to film school, where he learns a great deal about what it takes to create animations and cartoons. He lands his first job at Sesame Street.

Sesame Street At Sesame Street, Mo writes and makes animations. He creates Suzie Kabloozie, a cartoon character that sings. Mo wins 6 Emmys for his work at Sesame Street.

Mo continues to grow He leaves Sesame Street. He works on writing children’s books. His worked isn’t quite book-worthy. His agent loves his sketches. The sketches lead to his first book. A book about a bird.

Success for Mo The sketch of the bird becomes a series of books: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! The Duckling Gets a Cookie! The Pigeon Loves Things that Go! The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!

More sketches lead to more characters Elephant and Piggie Edwina Leonardo Naked Mole Rat Knuffle Bunny

Mo’s award-winning books New York Times Best Sellers Theodor Seuss Geisel Are You Ready to Play Outside? There is a Bird on Your Head! We Are in a Book! I Broke My Trunk! Let’s Go for a Drive! Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Duckling Gets a Cookie! The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Can I Play Too? I am Going! Pigs Make Me Sneeze! Elephants Cannot Dance! Today I Will Fly! Naked Mole Rate Gets Dressed Leonardo the Terrible Monster Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity Let’s Go for a Drive! Listen to my Trumpet! Happy Pig Day! Should I Share my Icecream? I Broke my Trunk! We Are in a Book I Can Play Too! City Dog, Country Frog Carnegie Knuffle Bunny – Animated Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! - Animated Caldecott Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus! Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Mo Willems today Currently Mo is on sabbatical until May 2014. Additional Books Mo’s Blog http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com City Dog, Country Frog Big Frog Can’t Fit In Time to Pee! Time to Say Please! You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons: The World on One Cartoon a Day Mo Willems Don’t Pigeonhole Me! Knuffle Bunny Free Amanda and Her Alligator! Goldilocks And The Three Dinosaurs That It’s a Good Idea! Time to Sleep Sheep the Sheep! What’s Your Sound Hound the Hound! Cat the Cat Who Is That? Let’s Say Hi to Friends that Fly! Book Information Scholastic video information. Classroom activities for teachers use. Games for teachers and parents to use online. Dates for plays and appearances of Mo and his work. Exhibit information. Mo interviews. Currently Mo is on sabbatical until May 2014.

Bibliography http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/willems/ http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/ http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/willems/ http://www.sesamestreet.org/