Those of you who know me, know I love Mo Willems. I originally thought the Elephant and Piggie series were his best work ever. I can't even pick a favorite book. I love them all (okay, I Love my new Toy is my #1 followed by Elephant and Piggie Play Outside.) My high school aides act like they're 6 years old when we get his books in the library. They sit next to me while I catalog, reading Mo Willems and giggling. I laugh along with them. . . his books are irresistible.So, I thought Elephant and Piggie could not be replaced in my affections, and then I met the pigeon. Seriously, you have to read these books. If you don't have small children, rent one. . . I read Pigeon wants a Puppy today to the second grade. It was one of those moments where you wish you could capture the laughter and expressions - priceless. They begged for one more story, so we read Pigeon wants to stay up Late. And then because we couldn't stop ourselves, we read Elephant and Piggie Play Outside . One little boy almost fell out of his chair he was laughing so hard. Please don't make us pick our favorite, we only stopped reading because our time was up. . .
Needless to say, there is not a single Mo Willems book left in my library. . .
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I'll have to see if I can find Pigeon next time we're at the library...
Thanks so much for an awesome suggestion. We ran straight to the library and checked out all three Mo Willems books on the shelves. That was yesterday morning. I have read them each at least four times. Our favorite so far is "Knuffle Bunny." The illustrations are brilliant.
I LOVE Knuffle Bunny - just read somewhere that it was a five year project!!
Okay, we can't get enough Mo Willems in our house. We now have four Willems library books and I just bought an ebay lot... I think we are hooked. =)
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