Mo Willems
Mo Willems, a New York Times number one Bestselling Author, is best known for his Caldecott Honor picture books: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. His Elephant and Piggie early reader series garnered two consecutive Theodor Geisel Medals and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was recently one of the first inductees to the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo's career began in television animation where he created the series Sheep in the Big City, served as head writer for Codename: Kids Next Door, and wrote and animated for Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards for writing. His ceramics, wire sculptures, and drawings have been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide; a comic strip about Mo's experiences during 9-11 for DC Comics resides at the Library of Congress. Radio work includes stints at BBC Radio and NPR's All Things Considered, where Mo occasionally serves as a radio cartoonist.
Mo Willems, a New York Times number one Bestselling Author, is best known for his Caldecott Honor picture books: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. His Elephant and Piggie early reader series garnered two consecutive Theodor Geisel Medals and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was recently one of the first inductees to the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo's career began in television animation where he created the series Sheep in the Big City, served as head writer for Codename: Kids Next Door, and wrote and animated for Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards for writing. His ceramics, wire sculptures, and drawings have been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide; a comic strip about Mo's experiences during 9-11 for DC Comics resides at the Library of Congress. Radio work includes stints at BBC Radio and NPR's All Things Considered, where Mo occasionally serves as a radio cartoonist. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical is his first play. Mo lives with his family in Massachusetts and seldom does the laundry. For additional resources on Mo and his books, please go to pigeonpresents.com.
Current as of 11/23/11
