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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

by Mo Willems

Series: The Pigeon (1)

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This is such a funny book. It is simple and interesting for children to read! ( )
  meotoole | Nov 17, 2009 |
media: charcoal and color
genre: fantasy (informational, sorta)
age appropriateness: primary and secondary ( )
  Eowyn_33 | Nov 14, 2009 |
Fun for all ages. Good to teach expressiveness in reading. Reluctant readers will enjoy. Amazing illustrations! I think this would be a great way to teach punctuation and the power of persuasiveness. I would ask prompting questions such as what the students think the book is about judging just the outside of the book, and how they think the book will end. I would also use this as choral reading or read aloud. ( )
  kmacneill | Nov 3, 2009 |
This book is about a pigeon who wants to drive the bus, but the bus driver has asked the reader to make sure the pigeon does not drive the bus. This is a fun little book with simplistic drawings of the pigeon who really, really wants to drive the bus. The book also won The Caldecott Medal. I like this book because it is fun for little ones. Before going away, the bus driver asks the reader or listener to watch the bus. The pigeon basically ends up pleading with the reader or listener to let him drive the bus, so the reader or listener can feel a little empowered with this book by making sure the pigeon listens and does not drive the bus. I recommend this book for my library (medium public library). ( )
  betsyeggers | Oct 24, 2009 |
A very easy book for readers that are just starting out. It is about a pigeon who wants to drive a bus and no one will let him. He keeps on and on and they still say no.
  mmburks | Oct 22, 2009 |
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The pigeon dreams of driving a bus, but the bus driver enlists the reader to keep the pigeon out of the driver’s seat. The book progresses as the pigeon wheedles and readers get to say, “No!” – putting the children in the driver’s seat themselves. Other books include Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (a bedtime book that gets loud in the middle and gradually quieter/darker) and The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog (not as good, IMO, dealing with sharing when a duckling wants the pigeon’s coveted hot dog). These books address issues of power and necessity at a preschool level, as well as being hilariously written and engagingly illustrated in a comic-book style.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 078681988X, Hardcover)

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place-a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate. In his hilarious picture book debut, popular cartoonist Mo Willems perfectly captures a preschooler's temper tantrum.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400)

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