Mo Willems

by Abby Colich, Michael Byers (Illustrator)

Overview

Find out how Mo Willems became a bestselling children's author! Did you know Mo Willems' Pigeon character started out as a doodle in a sketchbook? Explore the life and career of one of today's most popular and cherished children's authors. Full of fact-packed sidebars and direct quotes, this eye-opening biography showcases the influences, talents, and creativity that helped Willems rise to the top of bestsellers lists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476531571
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Series:	First Facts: Your Favorite Authors Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.12(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	650L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Michael Byers uses his optimistic and whimsical attitude to create fun, dynamic, and emotionally driven illustrations. His line work is deliberate and full of energy achieving an instant organic feel to his images. Michael loves a great cup of coffee, listening to great music, and watching stand up comedy. He lives in lovely Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with his wife and two cats. When he's not doing illustrations you can find him drawing.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Pigeon Is Born 4

Chapter 2 Doodling and TV Writing 6

Chapter 3 Many Characters and Many Books 12

Chapter 4 Draw and Be Silly! 20

Timeline 22

Glossary 23

Read More 24

Internet Sites 24

Index 24

Interviews

Kids love to learn about the authors of their favorite books. Easy-to-read biographies, fun illustrations, and informative fact boxes will feed a young reader's need to find out more.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2013
Gr 2–5—This colorful, informative, and engaging series focuses on six beloved children's authors. Each book echoes its subject's best-known works, using the same font and color schemes as their bestsellers, so young readers can make an easy connection to what they are familiar with. After this clever hook, the content is strong and consistent, delving into the writers' personal lives, childhoods, and how they came to be successful. Without being too dense or too sparse, the text has high readability, and the full-color photos are matched to aid in comprehension. Text boxes scattered throughout provide supplemental information without being distracting. Vocabulary is bolded and defined on the page, and there is a glossary in the back of each volume as well.

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