The Pigeon series features a whiny pigeon acting very much like a preschooler. The “Knuffle Bunny” series stars a young girl named Trixie (like his own daughter) in a big city dragging around her stuffed bunny, who suffers some unfortunate mishaps in each book.

He has more than 50 published children’s books, many of which are parts of a series of stories incorporating kid-generated predicaments and humorous scenarios. Backgrounds are one or two flat colors or actual photographs.

Emotions are shown exaggerated in facial expressions and body language.

His characters are simple drawings in black line. Willems’ style of illustration reflects his long history of cartooning. He eventually made his break into the children’s book world in 2003 with his book, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.” From there Willems has been busily creating books for children and accumulating multiple honors and awards including the Caldecott Medal for illustration, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal for beginning readers books, and Carnegie Medal for excellence in children’s videos of his stories. He drew, wrote stories, acted and even directed plays in his elementary and high school days and then as an adult tried his hand at stand up comedy.Īfter moving to New York City, Willems went on to create animation and write for children’s television, including Nickelodeon, and won Emmy awards for Sesame Street pieces. Doodling and drawing cartoons in school and at home in New Orleans, Willems was one of those kids who couldn’t stop creating and loved using his imagination. Now-famous children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems, started out just that way. This brilliant, true-to-life tale is the epitome of children's theatre, the story itself already proclaimed a 'kid favorite.' The perfect show for a family-friendly outing, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical offers a great opportunity to showcase wacky characters and outrageous technical designs.By Katrina Morse for Family Reading Partnershipĭid you ever know a kid in school who was always doodling during class? The margins of their papers filled up each day with patterns, wandering lines, and zany characters.

Trixie does everything in her power to make her father understand the emergency, but her father fails to see the issue at hand. The trip brings wonder, excitement and joy to the lively toddler until she realizes that she has left her Knuffle Bunny back at the laundromat. Trixie, her father, and her favorite stuffed bunny set off on a trip to the Laundromat. Based on the beloved Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical is filled with adventure, song and dancing laundry and an instant children's classic! Six-time Emmy Award winner, Mo Willems, teams up with Grammy Award-winning composer, Michael Silversher, to create this heart-warming and hilarious musical.

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