''The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!'' is a 2022

children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

written and illustrated by

Mo Willems Mo Willems (born February 11, 1968) is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and children's book author. His work includes creating the animated television series '' Sheep in the Big City'' for Cartoon Network, working on '' Sesame Stre ...

. It is about a pigeon who experiences a loop-de-loop of emotions before his first

roller coaster A roller coaster is a type of list of amusement rides, amusement ride employing a form of elevated Railway track, railroad track that carries passengers on a roller coaster train, train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements, usua ...

ride.

Reception

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bestseller. The book received a starred review from ''

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'', who highlighted the book's illustrations: "Willems’ spare illustrations put the spotlight right where it belongs, on Pigeon’s incredibly expressive body language, flapping and flopping through the comic panels." ''

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'' wrote, "Roller-coaster enthusiasts or not, children will eagerly join our intrepid hero on this entertaining ride." Further, they noted, "Willems’ trademark droll illustrations will have readers giggling." The book was nominated for the 2023

Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers The Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books for early readers. Name change From 2012 to 2015 the award was appended with "up to age 7" and from 2016 to 2019 it was appen ...

Adaptation

In 2022,

Weston Woods Studios Weston Woods Studios (or simply Weston Woods) is an American production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded ...

released an animated short based on ''The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!'' narrated by Willems and directed by Pete List.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster, The 2022 children's books American picture books Fictional doves and pigeons Children's books about pigeons Books by Mo Willems