We love the Pigeon

This is William's masterpiece in sidewalk chalk. Some of you may recognize this little pigeon. You may have seen him in books like Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus or Don't let the Pigeon stay up Late. These books are by Mo Willems and he had become one of our favorite children's authors. His books are so funny. Along with the Pigeon books we enjoyed Knuffle Bunny, Edwina the Dinosaur who didn't know she was Extinct, and Leonardo the Terrible Monster. Mo Willems also has an early reader series, Elephant and Piggie books, that are hilarious. the illustrations are great, they could tell the story without the words. William and Caitlyn get really excited when we get any Willems books from the library. They were even excited when we found his nonfiction books, Time to Pee! and Time to say Please. Caitlyn took Time to Pee! to bed with her a couple of times. William was excited to find directions on how to draw the pigeon online and pictures to color. If you do check out Mo Willems books be on the look out for the pigeon. He makes an appearance in everyone of the children's books, not just the books in his series.

A small side note, but still book related. Brandon got me a couple of books for Mother's day, that's why I love him, and one was from a series that he had just heard about. The series is called Percy Jackson and the Olympians. So he got me the first book and I thought it was awesome. The hero of the story is a 12 year old boy who has been kicked out of multiple schools, is dyslexic and diagnosed with ADHD. He finds himself in a world populated by Greek myths and discovers he is only half human. I would totally recommend this book to anyone, but I think it would be great for 10-12 year olds (don't let that stop any of you older readers). I can't wait to read the others in the series, there is a total of 5 books. Brandon is about halfway done with the book and is enjoying it also.