Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Is a children's picture book by Mo Willems. Released by Disney-Hyperion in 2003, it was Willems' first book for children, and received the Caldecott Honor. 1 The plot is about a bus driver who has to leave so he asks the reader to not allow the pigeon to drive the bus. This pigeon game from Patootie is a great idea! You can even make the buses different colors or put different letters or sight words on them to practice while guessing where the pigeon is. This Rhyming Game from Growing Book by Book will sure to be a hit with your children. She includes all of the directions and printables you need to use this. Classic card game: 31. Try to get as close as possible to 31 on the same suit or get 30 points on 3 of a kind. Stop the bus if you think you can win a round. K-Gr 2—Best friends Elephant and Piggie are back in a new adventure that extols imaginative play and flexibility. Type-A Elephant suggests going for a drive (narrated hilariously by the friends with a Pigeon-esque 'Drive! ), but cannot stop panicking about contingencies long enough to relax. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Book Reading Audiobook excerpt (1:03) narrated by Mo Willems. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Extender Activities Word sort, sight word practice, a hangman type activity, and other interactive activities for SMART boards. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Graph Would you let the pigeon drive the bus.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is a children'spicture book by Mo Willems. Released by Disney-Hyperion in 2003, it was Willems' first book for children, and received the Caldecott Honor.^[1] The plot is about a bus driver who has to leave so he asks the reader to not allow the pigeon to drive the bus. The pigeon tries many excuses and tries to finagle readers into letting it drive the bus. An animated adaptation of the book won the 2010 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.^[2]

Sequels[edit]

Willems has created further books about the Pigeon's adventures:

• The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (2004)
• Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (2006)
• The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (2008)
• The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (2012)^[3]
• Don't Let the Pigeon Finish this Activity Book! (2012)
• The Pigeon Needs a Bath! (2014)
• The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! (2019)

Board books[edit]

• The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (2005)
• The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! (2005)

Cameo appearances by the Pigeon can also be found in Willems's Knuffle Bunny, Elephant and Piggie, and Cat the Cat 8 ball pool game pigeon hack. book series.

Reception[edit]

In addition to the Caldecott Honor, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is an American Library Association Notable Book, a National Council of Teachers of English Notable Book, a Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book,^[4] and a South Carolina Picture Book Award winner^[5] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its 'Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children.'^[6] It was selected as one of the 'Top 100 Picture Books' of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.^[7]

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! is a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.^[8]Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! is a Parenting Magazine Best Book.^[9]The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! is the 2009 Children’s Choice Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year.^[10]

Each of the four standard-format Pigeon books has been on the New York Times best-seller list.

A 2011 scientific study entitled 'Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus' examined the ability of pigeons to solve the traveling salesperson problem by taking the shortest route to visit multiple feeders in a laboratory. The authors found that pigeons 'appeared to plan ahead multiple steps,' which provided 'clear and strong evidence that animals other than primates are capable of planning sophisticated travel routes.'^[11][12]

References[edit]

1. ^2004 Caldecott Medal Honors
2. ^Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video winners, 1991 to present
3. ^http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110606006125/en/Disney-Publishing-Worldwide-Publish-Duckling-Cookie!-Mo
4. ^'Pigeon Presents!'. Pigeon Presents!. 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
5. ^'Picture Book Award Nominees and Materials: Past Picture Book Award Winners'. scasl.net. South Carolina Association of School Librarians. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
6. ^National Education Association (2007). 'Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children'. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
7. ^Bird, Elizabeth (July 6, 2012). 'Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results'. School Library Journal 'A Fuse #8 Production' blog. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
8. ^'Pigeon Presents!'. Pigeon Presents!. 2005-01-09. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
9. ^'Pigeon Presents!'. Pigeon Presents!. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
10. ^'Pigeon Presents!'. Pigeon Presents!. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
11. ^Gibson, B.; Wilkinson, M.; Kelly, D. (October 1, 2011). 'Let the pigeon drive the bus: pigeons can plan future routes in a room'. Animal Cognition. 15 (3): 379–91. doi:10.1007/s10071-011-0463-9. PMID21965161.
12. ^Horowitz, A.; Shea, A. (December 30, 2011). 'Story Time, Debunked'. New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2011.

Pigeon Bus Book

External links[edit]

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