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Leonardo the Terrible Monster Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed Author of award winning books for children that include : City Dog, Country Frog Don’t forget to check out a Mo Willems book dur- ing the month of November 2015 to receive a Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator drawing entry for a chance to win a free activity *Cat the Cat series book! *Knuffle Bunny series Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs *Pigeon series *Elephant & Piggie series That Is Not A Good Idea! Kewanee Public Library District *Many Individual titles 102 S Tremont St Kewanee, IL 61443 Mo Willems, the son of Dutch immigrants, grew Mr. Willems’ books are geared toward 4 to Elephant & Piggie up in New Orleans. He spent much of his youth 8 year olds, but even adults can appreciate telling stories and drawing. Willems especially his humor! All of our Mo Willems books are I am Invited to a Party! loved reading "Peanuts" comics and then located in the Easy Section of the Youth sketching Snoopy and Charlie Brown himself. There is a Bird on Your Head! Services Department under E WIL. After high school, Willems traveled abroad and Today I Will Fly! performed standup comedy in London. He later Cat The Cat My Friend is Sad moved to New York, where he studied film and then switched to animation. Willems spent the Are You Ready To Play Outside? Time to Sleep Sheep the Sheep first part of his career writing and animating for I Love My New Toy! children's television. For nine years, he worked on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmy What’s Your Sound Hound the Hound? I Will Surprise My Friend! Awards and developed characters such as Suzy Pigs Make Me Sneeze! Kabloozie. Willems later created Sheep in the Let’s Say Hi To Friends Who Fly Big City for the and The Off- Elephants Cannot Dance! Beats for . Watch Me Throw The Ball! Knuffle Bunny Series We Are In A Book! Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Can I Play too? I Am Going! Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Happy Pig Day! Identity Should I Share My Ice Cream? Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diver- I Broke My Trunk! For five years, Willems tried to write and illus- sion Let’s Go For A Drive! trate children's books. After a number of rejec- tions, Willems' simple doodle of a pigeon attract- Listen to My Trumpet! ed the eye of an editor. This pigeon would be- Pigeon Series I’m A Frog! come the star of his first book, Don't Let the Pi- geon Drive the Bus!, which won a Caldecott A Big Guy Took My Ball! Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Honor in 2004. The following year, Knuffle Bun- Waiting Is Not Easy! ny won another Caldecott Honor, which further The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog solidified Willems' new career as a children's My New Friend Is So Fun! book author and illustrator. Don’t Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late I Will Take A Nap! Mo Willems writes and illustrates from his home The Pigeon Wants A Puppy Coming Soon: I Really Like Slop! in , New York, where he lives with his wife and daughter. The Duckling Gets A Cookie?!