Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Young readers first met the Pigeon, a beleaguered bird desperate for a shot behind the wheel of a bus, in 2003. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! went on to sell millions of copies, receive a Caldecott Honor, and spawn additional picture books, apps, games, and even silly bands.
But did you know the Pigeon was born many years earlier in the pages of a sketchbook?
In Don't Pigeonhole Me! Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook, readers are given a rare glimpse into the mind of the man the New York Times described as "The biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the '00s." Since he was a teenager, Mo has been creating characters and scribbling ideas in the pages of sketchbooks. In the early 1990s, he started self-publishing collections of his drawings, and The Mo Willems Sketchbook was created. What began as a calling card for his work has morphed over the years from a form of therapy, to an opportunity to explore and experiment, to a gift for friends and loved ones. But these sketchbooks have always been (and continue to be) the well from which Mo draws ideas and inspiration.
Featuring a foreword by Eric Carle and an introduction by Mo, this volume includes all twenty sketchbooks from the last two decades. Don't Pigeonhole Me! reveals the author/illustrator at his most truthful, most experimental, most grown-up.
Most Mo.
Want to know where ideas come from? Look inside.
Frequently asked questions
Is Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook appropriate for a 7-year-old?
No violence detected in the book. The search results reference other works by Mo Willems but do not indicate any physical violence in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'. No genuinely frightening content in the book. The search results mention mild scariness in other works by Mo Willems but do not reference any scary elements in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have violence?
No violence detected in the book. The search results reference other works by Mo Willems but do not indicate any physical violence in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have scary content?
No genuinely frightening content in the book. The search results mention mild scariness in other works by Mo Willems but do not reference any scary elements in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have religious themes?
No religious content in the book itself. The search results do not indicate any religious themes, practices, or beliefs present in the narrative.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have racial/cultural content?
No explicit racial themes or discussions in the book. The search results do not indicate that race is a central theme or plot point in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have profanity?
No profanity found in the book. The search results do not indicate any use of strong language or inappropriate words in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have climate change?
No climate themes present in the book. The search results do not reference any environmental issues or activism related to climate in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have sexual identity?
No sexual content present in the book. The search results do not mention any sexual themes or elements in the narrative.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have gender roles?
No discussion or critique of gender roles in the book. The search results mention positive social messages in other works but do not indicate any gender role themes in 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!'.
Does Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook have lgbtq+ themes?
No LGBTQ+ themes or content present in the book 'Don't Pigeonhole Me!-Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook'. Search results do not reference any LGBTQ+ elements in the book itself.
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