Mo Willems (www.pigeonpresents.com), a number one
New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!,
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity).
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. And his celebrated Elephant & Piggie early-reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions (for
There Is a Bird on Your Head! and
Are You Ready to Play Outside?) as well as three Honors (for
We Are in a Book!, I Broke My Trunk!, and
Let's Go for a Drive!).
Other favorites include
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed and
City Dog, Country Frog, illustrated by Jon J Muth. Mo lives with his family in Massachusetts.
See above.