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I'm off to NYC to celebrate The Pigeon's 10th birthday for a couple of days before setting off to Washington DC to continue workshopping this fall's ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S WE ARE IN A PLAY! for the Kennedy Center. After that I'll be on the road for some personal work followed by speaking and the tour for THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA! The full appearance schedule for April is here.  I hope to

  I'm off to England for a week of visits and appearances.  I hope to see you if you're in London or Oxford next week. The blog will close down, but I'm pretty sure The_Pigeon will continue to tweet from time to time. I'll be back at the end of the month, but only for a short time; April is going to be a busy month with appearances across the country.

I'm off for a quick visit to NYC, LA, & SF. I hope you'll drop by one of the events if you're in the neighborhood!  And don't forget to Tune into West Coast Live on Saturday Feb. 9th (or come by the show in San Francisco and see it live).  I'll be talking about the comedy show and mo'. Pal, Dave Barry will also be doing his thing.  It should be fun. (Note the San Francisco Sketchfest show,

Let's start out by wishing you a happy and healthy new year in 2013. The next twelve months will be jam-packed with celebrations and changes including new and exciting projects I can talk about (and those I can't just yet). Much of the year will center around the Pigeon's 10th birthday celebrations; DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! was published in April of 2003 which launched a crazy

If you live in the Pioneer Valley and like ballet and holiday traditions, why not drop by Northampton's Academy of Music for the Pioneer Valley Ballet's annual production of the Nutcracker. The show runs for the Weekend of Dec. 7th-9th.  On Sun. Dec. 9th at the 4:30 pm show I will reprise my role as Mother Ginger for the 3rd time.   Even so, you should still go see the show. The kids are

I'm heading to NYC for work and to see old pals. Tomorrow night I'll be awarding old pal Chris Cerf with a Carle Honor at a swanky party for the Eric Carle Museum. Friday, I'll be at Books of Wonder reading from a sneak peek copies of Elephant and Piggie's soon to be published LET'S GO FOR A DRIVE! in addition to GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE DINOSAURS. Elephant and

I'm leaving for Seattle to start the GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE DINOSAURS TOUR that will be visiting the West Coast, East Coast, and points in between! The full schedule is HERE! I hope to see you if you're in the area. The blog will be taking a break for the tour, but The Pigeon might just twit while I'm away. Ta!

The animated version of EDWINA THE DINOSAUR WHO DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS EXTINCT has been released for the School and Library market by the fine folks at Weston Woods. Excellently narrated by Cher Willems with myself as Reginald Von Hoobie Doobie, the film is one of my favorites due to the hilarious animation of Pete List and the Esquivel-esque musical stylings of Scotty Huff. The DVD also comes

It's been a crazy month of pals, work, appearances, family, & holiday. ALA was great fun. I always enjoy seeing old pals, authors, editors, librarians, and their ilk on the floor.  This years Caldecott & Newbery speeches were excellent and this years Geisel Medalist, Josh Schneider, knocked it out of the park. I was honored to receive my honor for Elephant & Piggie's I BROKE MY TRUNK! and to be

I'm heading to Anaheim for the American Library Association's convention (my schedule is here), then off to visit pals, colleagues, and family across California for a bit. This blog will remain dormant until my return, although I'm sure The Pigeon will continue to tweet occasionally during the interim. When I return there will be all kinds of cool announcements about upcoming stuff in the

Thanks to you, THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE?! is still hanging in there on the NYTimes Bestseller List, spending week 8 at #8! The new Pigeon/Duckling adventure also spends its 2nd week on the PW bestseller list at #3! Thanks, you. I'm off to NYC's Book Expo America.  Looking forward to seeing writers, illustrators, booksellers, editors, and pals. If you're attending, I love to see you

Looks like I'll be making a few last minute appearances in NYC this weekend: This Sunday, April 29th, is the 2nd day of the annual MoCCA festival, an indie comic fest filled with great artists, panels, comix and more.  The fest has moved from the Puck Building to the less claustrophobic Lexington Ave. Armory.  It's a great place to discover new comics and meet your cartooning heroes.

Just in time for the release of THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE?! Cartoonist & all around funnyman, Mark Anderson spent his free time making an insane Pigeon with LEGO blocks. Awesome! He's also created a great version of Cul de Sac's Alice.  I wish I'd known before I took over the strip for a week, I could have used it as a model. You can see HOW he did it here. Huzzah & thanks,

I'm off to NYC for a few days. Grown ups can catch me at the UCB on Wed. night. Otherwise, why not play the Elephant and Piggie Dance Game until I return? Or read LISTEN TO MY TRUMPET!? Or check out the updated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE EVENT KIT? Or check out this sketch of Piggie and a Banjo for a site devoted to cartoonists who draw Pigs & Banjos: Happy Friendiversary week to everyone!

I'll be taking a quick trip to NYC next week for work, including a stop at the UCB Theater on Wed. Feb. 8 at 6pm for the comedy/interview radio/live stage show Seven Second Delay. A bunch of old pals have done this show (including David Wain, Michael Showalter, and Bill Plympton) and reports indicate it's great fun. You can check out this not for the kiddies show either by coming to the

Tomorrow Knuffle Bunny: a Cautionary Musical will begin its final run at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where the show opened in May of 2010.  After @ 18 months of travel, the show comes home from Dec. 17 - January 8. There have now been 3 casts for this show and it's amazing and interesting to see how different the show becomes as each set of actors brings their own sense to the show.

I'll be attending the 2pm Sunday Dec. 4th performance of KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL at Pittsfield's Colonial Theater on Sunday, followed by a Q+A and a signing (including the soundtrack to the musical), one of my very few appearances over the next month or so. If you're in the area, drop by and say hello.

So it's cool when three 11's get together for the day. And if that's not enough, how about this fun, short interview? If that's not enough, how about visiting with me and Elephant and Piggie in Storrs, CT on Sunday?

Many thanks to the Maryland Library Association for bestowing Elephant and Piggie's WE ARE IN A BOOK! with the 2011 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Beginning Fiction! Librarians rock! Thanks to you HAPPY PIG DAY! will spend it's second week on the NYTimes Bestseller list at #4!  Huzzah! Thanks to Booklist for their nice review of HAPPY PIG DAY! School Library

I hope you'll be able to join Sam Ostroff and myself this Saturday Oct. 1 at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA for the installation of The Red Elephant. To whet your appetite, I thought I'd show some process pictures. Working on the trunk. She's big. For scale, with the 3 ft long prototype We've also made a small number of foot long elephants Ready to be

I'm off to California to see family and friends and, if you're in Sonoma County, YOU at the Charles Schulz Museum on Sunday June 28 at 1pm.  But don't be afraid to show up early. The museum is awesome and they'll be showing some of my animated cartoons before the reading and serving free Ice Cream (while supplies last) in honor of Elephant and Piggie's SHOULD I SHARE MY ICE CREAM?  I'll also be

On a road-trip down to 'Nawlins and back.  I'll be visiting pals and making stops in Savannah, GA and New Orleans for signings.  I'll also be at ALA for a few events. Posts will return, when I do, in July, but I'm sure The_Pigeon will continue tweeting while I'm away. Here's a quick article in the Savannah paper about my upcoming visit.

I'm off to NYC for the Book Expo fun (my schedule is here, scroll down) and Boston for the National Cartoonist Society annual bash where I'll be introducing animation and illustration legend (and former boss) R O Blechman as I present him with the Milton Caniff Lifetime Acheivement Award.   Should be great fun, especially since I can wear a tuxedo with pants and cheer for my pal Robert Thompson

Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator! publishes today!  I hope you enjoy the 6-1/2 stories in the book. I will be traveling across the nation reading Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator! starting Sunday.  Please do drop by if you're in the area. There are Amanda and Her Alligator Games and wallpaper and even a 'sizzle' promotional video on GoMo.net. Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator!

Those of you who love cartooning know that Mr. Richard Thompson is the greatest living cartoonist whose name isn't Ronald Searle.  Mr. Thompson's greatness is thrown into sharp relief when you learn that he does his daily strip, Cul de Sac, while suffering from Parkinson's (which he calls his Slapstick Affliction). Richard Thompson & myself at last year's National Cartoonist Society Gala.