Graduation...a milestone in everyone's life on some level, and yet some look at it with joy, and others trepidation. Is it truly something to fear, or something to make certain we've got the tasseled hat all ready to go for? Let's take a bird's eye view at the matter with the infamous Pigeon in his latest adventure...
Written and Illustrated by
Mo Willems
9781454960430
Union Square Kids
For fans of the series, you know the pigeon and his wily ways...most recently when he tried to drive a sleigh, and was deciding whether a roller coaster ride was what he REALLY wanted. Today, he's taking his first steps into the world of ADULTING, or at least NEW adulting, as he ventures forth into the unknown. Okay, that sounded scary, let me rephrase. He's possibly taking his first steps into the FUTURE as he contemplates whether or not he will graduate. It's something everyone faces at some point in their lives, whether it be from elementary to middle school, middle to high school, college to...LIFE. We all have milestones we're reaching for or tracking towards, and that next step into something COMPLETELY new can be scary. There's so many questions unanswered, and so many questions to ask, and so many things that haven't even been thought about yet, but we're certain they're important that just escaped our minds. The thing to remember though, the thing that makes it LESS scary....we've all been there, and while unknown, it doesn't have to be feared. There are new roads to walk, new places to see, new people...and pigeons...to meet, and new goals to reach. True, there will also be new challenges, but having faith in our own abilities to "fly" will help us truly soar.
A great addition to the series, and a great pick for those about to commence their commencement ceremonies in the near future. If the Pigeon can do it, why can't we?
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About the author...
Mo Willems is a number-one New York Times bestselling author and illustrator and the inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He has been awarded three Caldecott Honors for his picture books, and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE early readers. His debut book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, was inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards.
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Special thanks to the Union Square Kids team for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the series, or the author, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now wherever books are sold.
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