Zany, vibrant and brilliantly interactive, Willems' fast-paced account of a bird desperate to get behind the wheel has deservedly become a modern picture book classic.
Mo Willems' acclaimed picture book debut celebrates 20 years!
When a bus driver takes a break in this hilarious Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, he gives the reader just one instruction: "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!"
But, boy, that pigeon tries every trick in the book to get in that driving seat: he whines, wheedles, fibs and flatters. Will you let him drive? Told entirely in speech bubbles, this brilliantly original and funny picture book demands audience participation!
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781529509960
Number of pages: 40
Weight: 210 g
Dimensions: 230 x 230 x 4 mm
A raucous, zany, skit of a picture book...a masterful way of channelling a toddler's high spirits - Telegraph
This brilliant story...manages to be beautiful to look at and funny to read, as well as requiring active audience participation. - Guardian
There is no such thing as a bad Mo Willems book - The Times
If there’s a living creator of children’s books who stands a chance of occupying a cultural position akin to a Dr Seuss or a Charles M. Schulz, it’s Mr Willems - The New York Times
Featured in the Bookseller's children's previews for April '23 - the Bookseller
One of those books that is a real delight to read to a small child (age 3 -5). There is very little text but the cartoons are so expressive, you can have endless fun getting the child to say what is happening, how... More
I bought this book and shared it with my Year 1 class...they LOVED it! They have asked me to read it every day so I'm now tempted to buy the other pigeon books!
Unlike many picture books this story does not have a moral. Rather, it is just a fun short story in which the pigeon is desperate to drive the bus. The story begins with the bus driver telling the reader to make sure... More
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