Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Press
Year of Publication: 2003
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Horn Book: The driver to the bus has to leave. The pigeon fights to find a way to drive the bus.
Summary of Professional Reviews: The book contains simple retro-cartoonish drawings and begins on the opening endpapers when
a pale blue pigeon dreams of driving a bus. On the title page, the bus driver notes in a word bubble that he has to leave for a little while and requests that the reader watch things for him. The text is a handwritten, typewriter-like hand in white word bubbles set on a background of neutral tones. Young readers will enjoy doing just as the title and bus driver asked them to do by saying "No!"
to the pigeon with each turn of the page.
Review by Kim Beers: In the beginning of the book, the author has the bus driver letting the readers know he has to leave for a while and to watch the bus. That is a great way to grab the students attention and to keep them interested. The illustrations are very simple but relate to the text. Through out the story, the pigeon is talking to the person reading the book. The text interacts with the reading which is great for little children. The text are in word bubbles and it makes it seem like the pigeon is actually talking to the reader.
This book would
be useful when teaching…
Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus would be useful when teaching children about distinguishing real life from make believe. Since Pigeons do not drive buses, the teacher could have the students explain why it is fake and create and alternative version of a story that may be real while still considering the aspects of the book.
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Press
Year of Publication: 2003
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Horn Book: The driver to the bus has to leave. The pigeon fights to find a way to drive the bus.
Summary of Professional Reviews: The book contains simple retro-cartoonish drawings and begins on the opening endpapers when
a pale blue pigeon dreams of driving a bus. On the title page, the bus driver notes in a word bubble that he has to leave for a little while and requests that the reader watch things for him. The text is a handwritten, typewriter-like hand in white word bubbles set on a background of neutral tones. Young readers will enjoy doing just as the title and bus driver asked them to do by saying "No!"
to the pigeon with each turn of the page.
Review by Kim Beers: In the beginning of the book, the author has the bus driver letting the readers know he has to leave for a while and to watch the bus. That is a great way to grab the students attention and to keep them interested. The illustrations are very simple but relate to the text. Through out the story, the pigeon is talking to the person reading the book. The text interacts with the reading which is great for little children. The text are in word bubbles and it makes it seem like the pigeon is actually talking to the reader.
This book would
be useful when teaching…
Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus would be useful when teaching children about distinguishing real life from make believe. Since Pigeons do not drive buses, the teacher could have the students explain why it is fake and create and alternative version of a story that may be real while still considering the aspects of the book.