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. ( )

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). ( )

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.

The bus driver tells the kids on the bus to watch the pigeon and make sure he doesn't drive the bus away. Pigeon is pretty determined to convince the kids to let him, but the kids keep saying, "no".

I like this book because it allows the reader to get the students involved while reading it aloud. Especially the part when the kids say, "No, you can not drive the bus!"

You could use this book to talk about what the difference is in fiction and nonfiction stories. You could talk to them about what fantasy is such as, "can pigeons really drive?". You could also talk about pigeons for a Science lesson.

Books by Mo Willems make me laugh! They are so unique in their own way that I think children can connect with in some way. This book is about a pigeon that does not need to drive the bus at all. The pictures are hilarious and it's hard not to laugh while reading a book like this.