![]() ![]() “Mo Willems: Don’t Pigeonhole Me!” features his sculpture and two decades of more adult doodles at R. “Seriously Silly: A Decade of Art and Whimsy by Mo Willems” showcases his children’s book art at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (125 West Bay Road, Amherst, through Feb. He has just published three new books-“A Big Guy Took My Ball,” “That Is Not a Good Idea!” and “Don’t Pigeonhole Me!” (collecting two decades of his “sketchbook” zines)-and opened two exhibitions of his work. ![]() “I only write 49 percent of the book and the audience puts in the rest,” Willems likes to say. The man behind the loveable, hysterical Pigeon-you know, the one you’re not supposed to let drive the bus or stay up late, the bird who finds a hot dog and really wants a puppy-is Mo Willems.īack in 2005, The New York Times was already calling the prolific Northampton author and illustrator “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the ‘00s.” He’s won Caldecott Honors three times-beginning with 2003’s “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!”-and Emmys six times for his previous work as a writer and animator for “Sesame Street.” There is a bird on your head, Mo Willems. Facebook Email This article is more than 9 years old. ![]()
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