1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.
In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91. The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's." Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation. Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
Series
Books
Let's go for a drive
kids books ages 3-7
2012
We Are in a Book!
2010
Can I Play Too?
2010
That Is Not a Good Idea!
2013
I Will Surprise My Friend!
2008
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!
2023
There Is a Bird on Your Head!
2007
Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, The
2004
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct
2006
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie!
2017
Knuffle Bunny Free
An Unexpected Diversion
2010
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
2006
A Big Guy Took My Ball!
2013
Opposites Abstract
2021
Because
2019
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
2003
My New Friend Is So Fun!
2014
Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly!
2010
Sam, the Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World
2017
I'm a Frog!
2013
Elephants Cannot Dance!
2009
Watch Me Throw the Ball!
2009
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!
2005
My Friend Is Sad
2007
Listen to My Trumpet!
2012
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 5
2022
The Thank You Book
2016
City Dog, Country Frog
2010
I Broke My Trunk!
2011
Time to Pee!
2003
Big Frog Can't Fit In
A pop-up book
2009
Are You Ready to Play Outside?
2008
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
2006
The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!
2005
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!
2011
I Am Going!
2010
Should I Share My Ice Cream?
2011
We Are in an ARTivity Book!
2017
I Love My New Toy!
2008
What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound?
2010
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
2005
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
2012
Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!
2012
Pigs Make Me Sneeze!
2009
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster
2022
Knuffle Bunny
A Cautionary Tale
2004
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
2009
Welcome
A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals
2017
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
2012
Elephant & Piggie
The Complete Collection-An Elephant & Piggie Book
2018
I Will Take a Nap!
2015
Elephant & Piggie & Pigeon & Mo
2023
Happy Pig Day!
2011
Cat the Cat, Who is That?
2010
Pigeon Needs a Bath!, The-Pigeon series
2014
Be the Bus
The Lost & Profound Wisdom of The Pigeon
2023
I Really Like Slop!
2015
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 4
2021
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
2008
You Can Never Find A Rickshaw When it Monsoons
The World On One Cartoon A Day
2006
A Busy Creature's Day Eating!
2018
Knuffle Bunny Too
2007
The Story of Diva and Flea
2015
I Am Invited to a Party!
2007
I Lost My Tooth!
2018
Time to Say "Please"!
2005
It's a Busload of Pigeon Books!
2010
Today I Will Fly!
2007
Nanette's Baguette
2016
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2!
2019
Waiting Is Not Easy!
2014
The Pigeon Has to Go to School
2019
