Don't Let the Pigeon Series 6 Books Collection Set by Mo Willems (Pigeon Drive the Bus, Stay Up Late, Ducking Gets a Cookie, Finds a Hot Dog, Needs a Bath & Wants a Puppy) by Mo Willems Jan 1, 2015. Product page: This is a review for the board game Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Game! Have more questions?. 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. The gist of the game is that you're driving a bus around the board and you don't want to land on the same spot as the pigeon or you go back to start. You have to collect tokens at each of four locations before returning to the bus depot, and the you win.
Uh-oh! The Pigeon wants to drive YOUR bus and it's up to you to stop him! Move your bus around the board, using simple strategy to keep the Pigeon from driving it. But drive carefully - if the Pigeon lands on the same space as your bus, you must go back to Start and try again. Children develop their concentration, strategy and fine motor skills in this action-packed game.| Author | Mo Willems |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Willems |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's books picture books |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books for Children |
| 2003 | |
| Pages | 36 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7868-1988-1 |
| OCLC | 51815360 |
| [E] 22 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.W65535 Dj 2003 |
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]
Willems has created further books about the Pigeon's adventures:
Cameo appearances by the Pigeon can also be found in Willems's Knuffle Bunny, Elephant and Piggie, and Cat the Cat book series.
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]/game-pigeon-plus-not-working.html.
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]