Pigeon is an unflinching and hilarious look at a child's potential for mischief. In a plain palette, with childishly elemental line drawings, Willems has captured the essence of unreasonableness in the very young.
year: 2003, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2023
call number/section: 1000, 920, 28.5
subjects: pigeons, fiction, humorous stories, humorous fiction, buses, bus drivers, audiobooks, oversize books, specimens, humorous fiction, juvenile fiction, picture books
Editions
Willems, Mo
Hyperion Books for Children (2003)
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Schools: 101
Willems, Mo
A pigeon pleads with the reader to give him permission to drive a bus while the driver is away.
Schools: 48
Willems, Mo
Scholastic Inc. (2004)
Schools: 2
Willems, Mo
Scholastic (2009)
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Schools: 0
Willems, Mo
Hyperion Books for Children (2012)
When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place.
Schools: 1
Willems, Mo
When a bus driver goes on break, he asks the audience to keep an eye on his vehicle and the draft, bug-eyed pigeon who desperately wants to drive it.
Schools: 2
Willems, Mo
Pigeon is an unflinching and hilarious look at a child's potential for mischief. In a plain palette, with childishly elemental line drawings, Willems has captured the essence of unreasonableness in the very young.
Schools: 1
Willems, Mo
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Schools: 1
Willems, Mo
Hyperion Books for Children (2023)
When the bus driver decides to take a break from driving, a wild and wacky pigeon pleads and begs to take his place, capturing the antics of a preschooler's temper tantrum.
Schools: 2