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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Big Book Edition) (Pigeon Series)
Hyperion Book CH, Paperback, 2012
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Kohl's Custom Pub)
Hyperion Book CH, Hardcover, 2011
Don't LET the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Hardcover Book & Audio Cd Set)
Weston Woods / Scholastic, Audio CD, 2009
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Walker Books Ltd, Hardcover, 2004
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Scholastic, Paperback, 2004
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Disney Pr, Hardcover, 2003
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Hyperion Press, Hardcover, 2003
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
, Hardcover, 2003
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
, Hardcover, 2003
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Scholastic, Inc., Hardcover, 2003
by Mo Willems Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 1st edition
Hyperion Press; 1st edition, Hardcover, 2003
Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus!
Scholastic Inc., Paperback, 2003
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Scholastic, Inc., Hardcover, 2003
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Hyperion Books for Children, Hardcover, 2003
Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! [Paperback]
Scholastic Inc., Unknown Binding, 2003
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Scholastic, Inc., Paperback, 2000

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Amazon Exclusive: The Pigeon: A Life in Pictures
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Back in 1993, I was cartooning for a 'zine. Due to a lack of other material, we decided to make the December issue a sketchbook with just my cartoons. I have been producing small cartoon and story sketchbooks for clients and pals every year since then. In 1998, my sket... More

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Publisher	Walker Books
Binding	Hardcover (16 editions)
Reading Level	Ages 4-8
# of Pages	40
ISBN-10	1844280136
ISBN-13	978-1844280131
Publication Date	07/05/2004

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About Mo Willems (Author) : #1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale, a... more
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1/25/2015 Alice Walters said: The Pigeon mirrors the behavior of kids so well, they'll recognize themselves. While they're having fun with the text, it's also good for teaching sequence, inferences, voice, and contractions.
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12/13/2011 Alyssa Rixe

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11/18/2010 Marty Flynn said: Author Mo Willems is a modern day Dr. Seuss
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12/5/2009 Ronnie Kauffman tagged as: I read

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9/25/2009 Stephen Schwartz said: This is one of the best childrens books of all time. This book is very creative and I love the style. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.
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4/2/2009 Gail Fattori said: I really liked this. Cute. Fun to read with my kids.
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8/30/2008 Susan Berger said: A book the child gets to say "no" to. Wonderful read aloud
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8/26/2008 J. Ben Moss said: Mo Willems rules. This book is another one that got me really considering just what all can be done in the context of children's illo.
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2/27/2008 Kathleen Stahl said: A true classic. My kids and I laugh every time we read this.

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2/19/2008 Heather Elia said: Hands down, my favorite picture book.
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2/16/2008 Kevin Spear said: I love the humor in this book. Mo does an outstanding job combining the comic strip sensibilities with a delightful children's book.
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Back in 1993, I was cartooning for a 'zine. Due to a lack of other material, we decided to make the December issue a sketchbook with just my cartoons. I have been producing small cartoon and story sketchbooks for clients and pals every year since then.	In 1998, my sketchbook featured a new character, the Pigeon. Born in the margins of a 1997 notebook filled with potential picture book ideas, he was complaining that his ideas were better than mine. To mollify him, I put him in that year's sketchbook.	The original sketchbook was much longer than the final published volume, but some of the lines were the same.

In late 1999, an agent essentially agreed with the Pigeon and rejected my picture book ideas. She suggested I revisit my sketchbook with an eye to turning it into a picture book. My wife was working at a school library at the time and had read the sketchbook to her kids, who had enjoyed it. So I suppose it wasn't too crazy an idea. I started to revise the layout and work with color.	At the end of 2001, after several dozen rejections because the book was "unusual," an editor decided that "unusual" was a good thing. Plus, it made her laugh. I began reworking and rewriting. The Pigeon was now starting to look more like his mature self.	Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was published in April 2003 and, to my surprise, proved to be popular quite quickly. Thankfully, that Pigeon doodle in the notebook back in 1997 was so insistent. He was right!

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