Author of Pigeon Books

Are you ready to play outside?

Willems, Mo,


School library journal, December 2008. Booklist, November 15, 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, December 2008. Horn book guide starred, vol. XX, no. 1, Spring 2009, p. 53. Wilson Children's catalog. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Piggie can't wait to go out and play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun?
Date Published:2008

A big guy took my ball!

Willems, Mo,


Kirkus Review, April 2013. Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
Date Published:2013

Debo compartir mi helado?

Willems, Mo,


Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time? In Spanish.
Date Published:2015

Don't let the pigeon stay up late!

Willems, Mo,


Booklist, February 15, 2006. School library journal starred, April 2006. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2006. Horn book, May 2006. Horn book guide starred, vol. XVII, no. 2, Fall 2006, p. 290. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.
Date Published:2006

Booklist, February 15, 2006. School library journal starred, April 2006. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2006. Horn book, May 2006. Horn book guide starred, vol. XVII, no. 2, Fall 2006, p. 290. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.

Date Published:2006

The duckling gets a cookie!?

Willems, Mo,


Kirkus starred, January 15, 2012. Publisher's Weekly, February 13, 2012. School library journal starred, March 2012. Horn book, March 2012. Booklist, April 01, 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2012. Wilson Children's core collection. Horn book guide starred, vol. XXIII, no. 2, Fall 2012, p. 18. Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.
Date Published:2012

Kirkus starred, January 15, 2012. Publisher's Weekly, February 13, 2012. School library journal starred, March 2012. Horn book, March 2012. Booklist, April 01, 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2012. Wilson Children's core collection. Horn book guide starred, vol. XXIII, no. 2, Fall 2012, p. 18. Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.

Date Published:2012

Esperar no es fácil

Willems, Mo,


Translation of: Waiting is not easy! Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient.
Date Published:2017

I broke my trunk

Willems, Mo,


School Library Journal starred, May 2011. Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.
Date Published:2011

Knuffle Bunny free : an unexpected diversion /

Willems, Mo,


School Library Journal starred, October 2010. Booklist starred, July 2010. Pub Weekly, September 2010. Horn Book, September 2010. While traveling with her family to Holland to visit her grandparents, Trixie once again loses her beloved Knuffle Bunny.
Date Published:2010

Listen to my trumpet!

Willems, Mo,


School Library Journal starred, April 2012. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2012. Booklist, February 2012. When Piggie plays her new trumpet for Gerald, the elephant decides he must be honest in his response.
Date Published:2012

Waiting is not easy!

Willems, Mo,


New York Times, November 2014. Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient.
Date Published:2014

What about worms!?

Higgins, Ryan T.,


School Library Journal, March 2020. Publishers Weekly, April 2020. Booklist, March 2020. Horn Book, May 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2020. Kirkus Review, March 2020. Tiger unwittingly helps some worms overcome their fear of tigers with a well-placed, informative book, but will a wormy hug aid a fearful Tiger?
Date Published:2020