Resources for Additional Information
Mo Willems's personal website that includes links to his blog, FAQ's, and Tweets from his character Pigeon, products to purchase, fun and games, and more: http://www.mowillems.com/
Internet Movie Database Information: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929738
Interview with the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature: http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/willemsm/index.htm
Mo Willems on NPR: http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=mo+willems
Author Profile: http://johnandjana.net/archive7/?p=6369
Bruce, H. (2006). Churlish critters. New York Times Book Review, 22. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/books/review/Handy.t.html
Cramer, S.S. (2005, February 21). Making failure funny. Publishers Weekly, 252(8), 153.
Dwight, G. (2005). TBR: Inside the list. New York Times Book Review, 32. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/books/review/15TBR.html?scp=1&sq=dwight%20garner%20inside%20the%20list%20willems&st=cse
Gagne, P. R., Reilly, M., Willems, M., Weston Woods Studios & Scholastic Inc. (2009). Getting to know Mo Willems. Norwalk, CT: Weston Woods Studios.
Harvey, C. (2005). Mo Willems: You Never Know. Library Media Connection, 24(1), 48-9.
Llanas, S. G., & Willems, M. (2012). Mo Willems. Minneapolis, Minn: ABDO Pub. Co.
Minzesheimer, B. (2006, May 8). Mo Willems draws on the funny side of failure. USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-05-08-mo-willems_x.htm
Schipani, D. (2006). A conversation with Mo Willems. Scholastic Parent & Child, 14(2), 41-42.
School Library Journal Staff. (2009, November 19). A conversation with Mo Willems. School Library Journal Extra Helping. Retrieved from http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6699633.html
Willems, M. (2006). You can never find a rickshaw when it monsoons: The world on one cartoon a day. New York: Hyperion Paperbacks.
Bibliography for Author Information
Burns, T. (ed.). (2006). Mo Willems (1968-). Children's Literature Review, 114, 179-192. Retrieved from Literature Criticism Online database: http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitCrit/kent82803/FJ2683350005
Mo Willems. (2008). Tenth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. Retrieved from Biography Reference Bank database: http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/
Mo Willems. (2011, August 13). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mo_Willems&oldid=444563305
Borrowed Images
Mo Willems. (2008). Tenth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. Retrieved from Biography Reference Bank database: http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/
Mo Willems. (2011, August 13). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mo_Willems&oldid=444563305
School Library Journal Staff. (2009, November 19). A conversation with Mo Willems. School Library Journal Extra Helping. Retrieved from http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6699633.html
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