We happen to be huge fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, mostly because certain 4-year-olds in our aquaintance giggle uncontrollably whenever this popular picture book is opened in their presence. So when we heard that Mo Willems, the artist behind the pigeon, had put out a book of his travel drawings, You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons - The World on One Cartoon a Day, aimed at big-kid readers (like me and you), we were instantly curious. The drawings were done when he was just out of school and bumming around the globe, and they're totally charming and interesting. The burger has secured some of the book's cartoons...and we're gonna be laying 'em on you, burgerites. Here's the first one, for your Monday morning pleasure:
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June 19, 2006
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what a cool idea for a book. I'm a fan. Love the pigeon books.
Posted by: martina | June 19, 2006 at 05:49 PM
i like this part of the blog:"So when we heard that Mo Willems, the artist behind the pigeon, had put out a book of his travel drawings, You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons - The World on One Cartoon a Day, aimed at big-kid readers (like me and you), we were instantly curious. The drawings were done when he was just out of school and bumming around the globe, and they're totally charming and interesting." is very good
Posted by: propecia | April 26, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Pigeons can break glass using their beak.. =D Cool..
Posted by: Nursing tops | June 29, 2010 at 08:07 PM