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Mo Willems was born on February 11, 1968. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School for the Arts, he spent a year traveling around the world drawing a cartoon every day, which were published in the book You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons. For nine seasons, he worked as a mostrar mais writer and animator for PBS' Sesame Street, where he received 6 Emmy Awards for his writing. During this time, he also served as a weekly commentator for BBC Radio and created two animated series, Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats and Cartoon Network's Sheep in the Big City. While working as head writer for Cartoon Network's Codename: Kids Next Door, he began writing and drawing books for children. He received three Caldecott Honor Awards for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! in 2004; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale in 2005; and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity in 2008. He also created the Elephant and Piggie series for Easy Readers, which were awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal in 2008 and 2009. His drawings, wire sculptures, and ceramics have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums across the nation. Occasionally he serves as the Radio Cartoonist for NPR's All Things Considered. He voices and produces animated cartoons based on his books with Weston Woods studios. The animated Knuffle Bunny was awarded Best Film during the New York International Children's Film Festival in 2008 and received the Andrew Carnegie Medal in 2007. His title Happy Pig Day made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011. In 2012 his title Goldilocks and The Three Dinosaurs made The New York Times Best Seller List. In 2013 his titles: That is Not a Good Idea!, Let's Go for a Drive! and I'm a Frog! made the New York Times Best Seller List. In 2014 The Pigeons Need a Bath! and Waiting Is Not Easy! made the New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras por Mo Willems

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (1990) 9,497 exemplares
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (2004) 5,614 exemplares
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (2006) 4,833 exemplares
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (2004) 4,516 exemplares
There Is a Bird on Your Head! (2007) 3,713 exemplares
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (2008) 3,471 exemplares
My Friend is Sad (2007) 3,315 exemplares
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (2012) 2,932 exemplares
We Are in a Book! (2010) 2,821 exemplares
Should I Share My Ice Cream? (2011) 2,512 exemplares
Waiting Is Not Easy! (2014) 2,303 exemplares
A Big Guy Took My Ball! (2013) 2,237 exemplares
I Love My New Toy! (2008) 2,202 exemplares
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! (1800) 1,933 exemplares
Let's Go for a Drive! (2012) 1,852 exemplares
I'm a Frog! (2013) 1,792 exemplares
I Am Invited to a Party! (2007) 1,790 exemplares
Are You Ready to Play Outside? (2008) 1,606 exemplares
My New Friend Is So Fun! (2014) 1,598 exemplares
Happy Pig Day! (2011) 1,575 exemplares
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (2005) 1,495 exemplares
I Will Surprise My Friend! (2008) 1,470 exemplares
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (2012) 1,457 exemplares
Today I Will Fly! (2007) 1,452 exemplares
The Pigeon HAS To Go To School! (2019) 1,244 exemplares
I Really Like Slop! (2015) 1,213 exemplares
Elephants Cannot Dance! (2009) 1,203 exemplares
The Thank You Book (2016) 1,186 exemplares
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed (2009) 1,141 exemplares
City Dog, Country Frog (2010) 1,091 exemplares
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (2009) 970 exemplares
Watch Me Throw the Ball! (2009) 902 exemplares
The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (2005) 895 exemplares
That Is Not a Good Idea! (2013) 876 exemplares
I Will Take A Nap! (2015) 793 exemplares
Listen to My Trumpet! (2012) 733 exemplares
I Am Going! (2010) 690 exemplares
Time to Say "Please"! (2005) 633 exemplares
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! (2005) 604 exemplares
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator! (2011) 480 exemplares
Cat the Cat, Who Is That? (2010) 480 exemplares
The Story of Diva and Flea (2015) 464 exemplares
Because (2019) 459 exemplares
Nanette's Baguette (2016) 352 exemplares
Time to Pee! (2003) 322 exemplares
Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly! (2010) 235 exemplares
Who is the Mystery Reader? (2019) 200 exemplares
Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep! (2010) 199 exemplares
Rosco vs. the Baby (2016) 161 exemplares
I Want to Sleep Under the Stars (2020) 141 exemplares
A Busy Creature's Day Eating (2018) 121 exemplares
Opposites Abstract (2021) 89 exemplares
It's a Busload of Pigeon Books! (2013) 76 exemplares
The Frustrating Book! (2022) 54 exemplares
Don't Pigeonhole Me! (2013) 54 exemplares
We Are in an ART-ivity Book! (2017) 36 exemplares
Doodling 101: A Silly Symposium (2021) 16 exemplares
Are You Big? (2024) 13 exemplares
Elephant & Piggie Bundle (2011) 4 exemplares
Sheep in the Big City: Season 1 — Creator — 2 exemplares
Sheep in the Big City: Season 2 — Creator — 2 exemplares
El colom s'ha de banyar (2017) 2 exemplares
Lazy Day Doodles 1 exemplar
Are You Small? 1 exemplar
Book 9781454952787 1 exemplar
Books 1 exemplar
Comment Tout a Commencé (2019) 1 exemplar
Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (2008) 1 exemplar
Elephant & Piggie 6 Book Set (2017) 1 exemplar
O Pombo Quer um Cãozinho (2016) 1 exemplar
O Pombo Precisa de um Banho (2016) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Ilustrador — 764 exemplares
We Are Growing! (2016) — Contribuidor — 641 exemplares
The Cookie Fiasco (2016) — Contribuidor — 509 exemplares
The Complete Peanuts: 1969-1970 Dailies & Sundays (2008) — Introdução — 369 exemplares
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories (2011) — Contribuidor — 320 exemplares
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (2006)algumas edições283 exemplares
The Itchy Book! (2018) — Contribuidor — 259 exemplares
The Good for Nothing Button (2017) — Contribuidor — 248 exemplares
Harold & Hog Pretend For Real! (2019) — Contribuidor — 242 exemplares
A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader (2018) — Ilustrador — 234 exemplares
It's Shoe Time! (2017) — Contribuidor — 215 exemplares
Who Done It? (2013) — Contribuidor — 136 exemplares
Every Man for Himself: Ten Original Stories About Being a Guy (2005) — Contribuidor — 95 exemplares
Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz (2015) — Contribuidor — 47 exemplares
The Bride of Monkeysuit:Monkeysuit, Volume 2 (2000) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1968-02-11
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Locais de residência
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Educação
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Trinity Episcopal School
Isidore Newman School
Ocupações
animator
illustrator
children's book author
Prémios e menções honrosas
Theodor Suess Geisel Medal (2008, 2009)
Caldecott Honor (2004, 2005, 2008

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Mo Willems was born on February 11 in 1968 and raised in New Orleans.  He attended Tisch School of the Arts through New York University, graduating cum laude. He began his career as a writer and animator for Sesame Street, and then went on to create two cartoon series: "The Off-Beats" for Nickelodeon's "Kablam!" and "Sheep in the Big City" for Cartoon Network. Since 2003, Willems has authored numerous books for young children.

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Anyone a else Mo Willems Fan? em Children's Literature (Maio 2015)

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Cruzando o real e a fantasia, este álbum narrativo é protagonizado por Leonardo, o monstro terrível que dá título ao livro e que, ao contrário do que dita a sua condição, não consegue assustar ninguém, nem mesmo Samuel, «o miúdo mais assustadiço do mundo inteiro», com quem irá partilhar uma grande amizade. Num registo minimalista, caracterizado pela sobriedade lexical e sintáctica, a descontinuidade discursiva e o diálogo, o jogo tipográfico e, até, as próprias suspensões verbais (surgindo, frequentemente, a imagem como único discurso presente) guardam fortes significações na construção do universo recriado, bem como na compreensão da história por parte da criança-leitora. O humor, que resulta da proposta de figuração paródica do monstro-protagonista, constitui a nota dominante, reforçando a desmistificação de um medo comum na infância e promovendo a identificação do seu destinatário preferencial com o contexto narrado.… (mais)
 
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Obras
150
Also by
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Membros
97,972
Popularidade
#93
Avaliação
4.3
Críticas
3,517
ISBN
955
Línguas
12
Marcado como favorito
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