![]() ![]() Karl bought me the book for my birthday one year and I proceeded to read it and ugly cry at the table.īut the point is, the book is outstanding. Willems and illustrated by the talented Mr. So! You can imagine my joy when I received a book that was written by the amazing Mr. Our house just has a lot of books, is what I’m saying.) ![]() ![]() He is to comics what I am to picture books. (Another side note: Karl is a giant comic book /superhero nerd. Muth is a comic artist along with being a children’s book illustrator and that’s where Karl (my husband) had first seen his work. Muth? Yeah, he’s pretty amazing.” Apparently, Mr. ![]() I LOVED the art so much, I remember showing my husband and having him say, “Oh, Jon J. I didn’t know much about him before I read Zen Shorts. I think he’s the bee’s knees.Īnd then there’s Jon J. He’s in my ‘if I could take five famous people to lunch and pick their brains’ group. How do I know this? Because I made about ten of each for my daughter’s school this year!)Īnyway, Mo Willems is a rock star. (Side note: Elephant and Piggie are adorable as felt hand puppets. They’re fun to read, my girls love them (and have literally memorized all of the Elephant and Piggie books), the art is cute. We have the entire Elephant and Piggie series, the three Knuffle Bunny books, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs and a random assortment of other books he’s written. I have to admit something: I’m a huge Mo Willems fan. Published: Hyperion Books for Children, 2010 ![]()
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