realy out here giving thisstar, . dont hate on my childhood pigeon The friendly bus driver entrusts the reader with not letting the pigeon drive the bus, The rest of the story is the pigeon wheedling the reader to let him drive the bus,
I really like this idea, Younger kids can just read the story and see the pigeon throwing a fit, Its funny, the pigeons silly and tries all the sorts of excuses and whining that a child uses when they want anything,
BUT the text also allows you to take it further: the pigeon says, “Come on, just forminutes” You can turn to your child and say, “What do you say” and allow her to directly engage and speak back to the book.
Myyear old nephew is learning English, and I bet he's going to love this book, . .
Or not, because it's too close to home, . . He's just like that little pigeon, all polite and begging when he wants something, and if you say 'no', he'll explode, . . But he's a darling, really,
Anyways, great book to read out loud to little kids, As part of a Children's Readathon on sitelinkmy blog in August, sitelinkDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by sitelinkMo Willems was selected as one of the awardwinning books to read.
It took home the Caldecott Honor Award in, Since I'd just finished my children's education courses in college right before then, I never had a chance to read this one, It was a firsttime experience thanks to the lovely Nina The Cozy Pages she suggested this wonderful book,
A pigeon driving a bus Well, . it's very cute and part of a whole series involving experiences the pigeon goes through, I must read more of them! In this adorable picture book, the bus driver needs to step away from the bus, He tells everyone not to let the pigeon drive the bus, As soon as the driver leaves, the pigeon tries his or her best to convince everyone to let him drive, But they won't give him, so he never gets to do it! When he jumps off in frustration, the driver returns and leaves without the poor pigeon!
What a lesson for kids.
Peer pressure. Bad attitudes. Silliness. Safety. Keeping quiet. All the things to show why it's good not to 'give in' to someone just because they try to get you to do something,
If you've not seen the series or heard of them, check it out! Buy a copy for a kid you know, . . it's what makes a difference in their lives!,for this one! Someone get me some crayons and a word processor with Courier font! There is hope for me to become a published author, yet, :
I do not understand why this book EVER won the Caldecott Award for illustrations, and with all of my analytic powers have yet to understand the significance of the storyline.
Is it about emotional intelligence
A masked attack on "bird brained" people
Union loyalty
I am underwhelmed, A اینکه مخاطب التماسهای کبوتره بودم بامزه بود The illustrations and text will make children laugh hysterically as the pigeon gets more and more frustrated, This is an excellent book for demonstrating expressive reading,
Received starred reviews in SLJ and Booklist,
My all time favorite children's book in the world! The illustrations, the simple writing, everything about this book is amazing, It really brought me back to my childhood, .stars!!.STARS. I thought this was a well thought out book, but I'm not sure how much of dear little Pigeon I'll be able to take, Initially, I thought he was cute if rather whiny sitelinkThe Pigeon Wants a Puppy! This time, I thought he was borderline obnoxious and manipulative, Which, of course, is the point, I think! Maybe it's to illustrate the absurdity of kids trying to get their parents to let them do things that there is absolutely no way they can/should do!
It was, perhaps, just my mood and perhaps sparked by the influx ultraannoying and manipulative acquaintances in my life at present.
Still, I'm not rushing right out for more pigeon, I will, however, be on the look out for more of Willems' other work! : از این کبوتر خرتر هم هست : I have read many books by Mo Willems that have been honored with the Caldecott Honor award, which included the “Knuffle Bunny” series.
Now I have recently read “Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” which is actually Mo Willems first childrens book and is a Caldecott Honor book and it is about how the Pigeon keeps asking the audience if he could drive the bus after the bus driver leaves to run an errand.
“Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” is truly a memorable book that children can read over and over again!
At the beginning of the book, a bus driver comes by and tells the audience that he has to leave to do something, but before he leaves, he warns the audience, “DONT LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS!” After the bus driver leaves, the pigeon comes by and starts asking the audience if he could drive the bus.
Wow! I never would have thought that a book a pigeon just asking the audience if he can drive the bus throughout the book would be so interesting to read! Mo Willems has done an awesome job at both illustrating and writing this book about the pigeon asking everyone if he could drive the bus.
What I found so interesting about this book was the fact that the only illustrations shown in this book were mainly of a blue pigeon and a bus driver in a grey and green uniform who only shows up at the beginning and end of the book, but Mo Williems did a great job at making this book extremely hilarious by giving out different expressions for the pigeon which ranges from excitement to anger.
Mo Williems writing is extremely simple yet witty at the same time as it goes to show that you do not have to have long sentences to make a great book! What I really loved about Mo Williems writing is the dialogue that the Pigeon is given as it is hilarious and witty to listen to and my favorite quotes from the pigeon were, “Pigeon at the Wheel!” and “No I never get to do anything!”
All in all, “Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” is truly one unique and hilarious childrens book that every child who love witty humor will definitely get a kick out of it! I would recommend this book to children ages three and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book and the format is simple enough for small children to understand.
is also on: sitelinkRabbit Ears Book Blog My kids LOVED this! Super fun and silly, weve read it several times now, I read this book and thought to research some more on pigeons,
All I found was, that pigeons' population is growing leaps and bounds, They are a mess to every car owners, They live where people are there to feed them and all they do it again create a mess,
I can't imagine pigeons taking over the world and ruling over human beings, That's why it is advised not to let the pigeon drive the bus, My grandson, Mr. H, loves the pigeon books! With this one he was supposed to tell the pigeon "no" every time he asked to drive the bus, But, Mr. H is a bit of a rebel, He kept telling the pigeon that as long as he was careful he could drive the bus, I do not like the artwork of Mo Willems, He did the Elephant and Piggie series and I didnt like that series, Now, the kids did like it, I went into this with dread, Ill be honest,
This was very creative, This gets the reader involved, A bus driver asks us to look after his bus while he is gone and he tells us not to let the pigeon drive the bus under any circumstances.
The pigeon spends the book trying to get us to let him drive the bus, He uses all the tricks that children use on adults, Its cute and right on,
I still hate the artwork, but I enjoyed the story,
The nephew laughed at this story, He kept telling the pigeon to drive the bus and laughing about it, I would say, no, you cant let the pigeon drive the bus, He would do it again, The niece laughed at this too, She said that this was all the stuff that her brother does when he wants something, I laughed at that and reminded her that she does that too, He gave thisand she gave thisas well, Its obviously something kids get and I dont, so Im giving it more than I would, This was my daughter's first exposure to peer pressure, She let that bus driver know that under no circumstance would she let the pigeon drive the bus, Then, when the pigeon was begging and pleading with her, she held her ground and told that bird to back the freak off,
Well done. Keep that attitude when people are trying to talk you into buying smokes that cost,a pack.
Sorry, OKAY I'm sure that many readers can make wellthought analyzes of this book but :
I kinda hate that freaking pigeon.
UGHH so annoying, I swear,
I must have read it wrong : I don't see the point at all except making children yell NO!! I mean, good for you, but in my experience, it's not something that hard to achieve now is it There are books way more interesting that get the readers involved.
I must have seen the pictures wrong, because I thought that they were pretty awful, and HEY! They won a prize! Wait, I'm going to try once more.
Hmm no. Still hate them. Sorry. I know people find them cute or something,
shrugs
My pupils' reaction : Is that it I tried it withtoyears old children
After my daughter and I worked our way through the entire epic Elephant amp Piggie saga, we've decided to move on to Mo Willems other big series: The Pigeon.
The first in this series is a tale we can all relate to a tale of greed, ambition, hopes, dreams and wanting to drive a bus,
The story is simple, and delightful to children, A bus driver asks the reader or at least the person the reader is reading to to keep a pigeon from driving his bus, The pigeon will use all of his guile to convince you to allow it to drive the bus, The reader must be resolute and tell it no,
This friends, is the face of the great manipulator
My daughter loved Elephant and Piggie, and delights in this one as well.
. . I confess I find the concept kind of amusing too, It's made better in that my daughter, takes her job of telling the pigeon no so seriously, that she always finds it frustrating when the pigeon offers friendship.
She so wants to take him up on this offer, but knows that he must not be allowed to drive the bus under any circumstances,
It's a harsh world this book present, Lies must be sifted through, obstacles overcome, but if one is resolute, they can overcome this foul fowl bird,/stars. When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his placea pigeon! But you've never met one like this before.
As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate, In his hilarious picture book debut, popular cartoonist Mo Willems perfectly captures a preschooler's temper tantrum, Neo really enjoys much of what Mo Willems has to offer and this series is no exception, When the bus driver has to step away for a few minutes, he asks the reader to keep an eye on the bus, Easy work for sure, with only one golden rule: don't let the pigeon drive the bus, Well, that pigeon is as stubborn as a mule and will do anything to get the reader to allow him to drive, When nothing seems to work and pitching a fit gets him nowhere, he storms off, only to encounter another potential adventure, Neo laughed as he watched this pigeon get more and more upset, begging for the chance to break the rules, He does not see it, but I have noticed many pigeonlike
attributes in my ginger!,