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| Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! | 
 enlarge | Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (191 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1674
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 078681988X
EAN: 9780786819881
ASIN: 078681988X
Publication Date: April 1, 2003
Release Date: March 3, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
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.
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 We really love this one July 23, 2008
The pigeon throws all the standard tricks to get you to let him drive the bus, you say no a lot, he doesn't drive the bus, everybody's happy. (Except the pigeon, but he's easily distracted.)
This is weird to say, but we *especially* like the endpapers. Mo Willems has great endpapers in his books. The front inside cover shows the pigeon daydreaming about driving a bus, and the last one shows him daydreaming about driving a truck, and for some reason this is The Funniest Thing Ever for the nieces.
This book will tend to hype a kid up. Not recommended for naptime, but definitely great for the more fidgety kids, who get distracted at storytime easily. It *demands* audience participation.
Great read for young kids July 4, 2008
Both my five year old kinder and two year old love this book. Well illustrated and funny enough for an adult to enjoy reading! Recommended.
Don't let the child miss this book! June 10, 2008
This simply phrased, simply illustrated, large-typeface children's picture book has been a hit with pre-readers and early elementary students, alike. In this 40-page, Caldecott Honor tale, less than 20 pages have words (then only one brief phrase or sentence) and the rest are simply-drawn pictures of Pigeon in various stages of frustration and elation. The book's conversational note gives very young children the feeling of being "in charge" of the story's outcome. Willems' Pigeon repeatedly asks early readers to give him permission to drive a bus. Willems, through his inventive artwork and reader-directed phrasing, has strategically given the young reader the authority and desire to answer "no" to Pigeon's requests, (usually aloud!) The book ends when Pigeon has a tantrum from having his bus-driving dreams thwarted by the young reader. He pouts, then notices a semi-tractor trailer sitting empty. He re-directs his dreams to that of driving a big truck, giving young readers both a lesson in not giving up on one's goals, and in understanding that being told "No" is sometimes in their own best interest.
Great interactive book to share with younger kids June 2, 2008
My kids loved this book. My five year old would read it to my three year old and they just roll over laughing! You can make this book very interactive with the kids. Very easy to read. Not a bedtime story book because the kids have so much fun answering the pigeon.
 Best Read-Aloud Book for Any Age May 10, 2008
This is the best read-aloud book for any age! A pigeon wants to drive the bus soooo badly that he will do anything to get the keys from you:-) Who can't relate to wanting something badly and not being allowed to have it just yet ? You can role-play while reading and have the best time with your child! And don't be shy, use your voice, face and body freely to bring the pigeon to life and you will be amazed at how much fun you had!
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