Saturday, August 1, 2009

Caldecott #1


Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Willems, M. (2003). Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!. Westport, CT: Hyperion Press.



I chose this book to review because it is my son's favorite book. Seriously, I could probably recite the words to the book because I've read it or listened to it so much.

The pigeon in the book is a very cute character with big eyes that any reader would want to give in to. The reader of the book is given a very big responsibilty by the bus driver - He has to leave and asks the reader to make sure not to let the pigeon drive the bus. I think the pigeon books are so popular with kids because the arguments and pleas given by the pigeon are like those given by children. Although the pictures in the book are not intricate, detailed pictures, they obviously do the job quite well for children. The background of the each page is a different light color. These light colors allow for the pictures of the pigeon and bus to stand out.

No comments:

Post a Comment