![]() ![]() In 2019, Mo became the very first Education Artist-in-Residence for the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. To date, Mo has been awarded three Caldecott Honor Awards, two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal Awards, five Geisel Honors, six Emmy Awards, and many #1 New York Times best-selling books. Some of his books have been adapted into musical productions and are performed in several countries. Mo Willems is currently the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including his most beloved characters Knuffle Bunny, the Pigeon, and Elephant & Piggie, whose books are now translated into over 25 languages around the world. In 2003, Mo wrote his first children’s picture book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, which went on to receive his first Caldecott Honor Award. ![]() He then worked for the Children’s Television Workshop as an award-winning writer and animator for Sesame Street from 1994 to 2002. After travelling for awhile and living in London as a comedian, Mo returned to the States and went to college, studying film and animation, earning a degree from New York University. Mo Willems Should I Share My Ice Cream-An Elephant and Piggie Book Hardcover Jby Mo Willems (Author) 3,432 ratings Part of: Elephant & Piggie (25 books) Teachers' pick See all formats and editions Hardcover 9.99 Other new, used and collectible from 1.36 Paperback 14.88 Other new and used from 1.25 Gerald is careful. He also acted and did stand-up comedy in high school. ![]() Mo drew cartoons all during his childhood, and was a big fan of the Peanuts cartoons by Charles Schultz. Mo Willems was born Maurice Charles Willems on Februin Des Plaines, Illinois, and grew up in New Orleans. ![]()
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