Mo Williems is a rockstar. He has won awards. He has written for Sesame Street. What else do you need for your children's book resume?
My daughter's endorsement, of course.
She loves the Knuffle Bunny series. In each book, a young girl named Trixie loses her beloved lovey. They have drama and intrigue. They have happy endings. They are perfect. My daughter now wanders about the house asking "Where is Knuffle Bunny?"
We also love the Pigeon series. You might wonder why someone might let a Pigeon ride a bus, but after you read the book and experience the persuasive powers of this underestimated guy. I think I might enjoy them a bit more than she does, but perhaps that's because they are so fun to read aloud.
Our favorite Mo Williems book so far though is....... Leonardo the Terrible Monster.
It's cute. It's fun to read. It taught my toddler words like "research" and "candidate" - and for me it's never too early to learn to love research. She reenacts the main action, she pretends to try to scare people, she asks to read it by name. It's awesome.
We recently returned it to the library and after several days of her asking for it, we returned to see if we could check it out again. It was gone. We were crushed.
Looks like we need to go ahead and add it to our personal home library.
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