Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Willems, Mo. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003.

The pigeon dreams of driving a bus. The bus driver, however, has left explicit instructions that the pigeon is NOT to drive the bus. The pigeon begs, he pleads, and he finally throws a fit. When the bus driver returns and drives off in his bus, the pigeon is left distraught…until a new dream enters his mind.

Mo Willems’ artwork is simple and charming. The pigeon is a character that most parents and children can relate to as he begs and pleads his case.

What others have to say…

“In his winning debut, Willems finds the preschooler in a pigeon: a cajoling, tantrum-throwing, irresistible bird.”

Engberg, Gillian. 2003. "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Book)." Booklist 100, no. 1: 123. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text, EBSCOhost (accessed May 8, 2009).