The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!

He really, really, REALLY wants one. He'll take really good care of it What's the matter--don't you want him to be happy?The latest book in the best-selling Pigeon series is the funniest one yet.

Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.20w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781423109600
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 134214 / Pigeon Wants a Puppy!

Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/07/2008 pg. 59
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2008 pg. 442
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2008 pg. 405 - Recommended
New York Times Book Review 05/11/2008 pg. 18
Booklist 05/01/2008 pg. 94
School Library Journal 06/01/2008 pg. 116
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2008 pg. 436
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 288 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 288 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Mo Willems is the author of groundbreaking picture books, including; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Caldecott Honor winner 2004); Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Caldecott Honor winner 2003); Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late!; The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!; Time to Say "Please"!; Leonardo, the Terrible Monster; Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct; and the Elephant & Piggie books, a new early reader series.

In his previous life, Mo was a six-time Emmy Award-winning writer and animator for Sesame Streetand the creator of Cartoon Network's Sheep in the Big City. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

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