Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Title: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Genre: Caldecott

Author and illustrator: Mo Willems

Awards: Caldecott awards

Age group: 5-8 year olds

This is a cute classic book that I loved from even when I was a child and I would definitively recommend.

Summary:

The book starts where you are supposed to watch the bus for the bus driver and he says don’t let the pigeon ride the bus. Then the pigeon appears and asks to drive the bus. He begs, then he tries to convince you to play drive the bus. He try’s everything, but then the bus driver comes back and thanks you for watching his bus. The pigeon storms off but then he noticed a truck pass by and decided he wants to drive that now.

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I would definitely have this book in my classroom because it is a short and funny story that engages that reader.

The appropriate grade level for this book would be Kinder-3rd grade. This book is a short and easy book to read with very little words to a page and not too complex of vocabulary. I would recommend this for younger grades though since they will enjoy the silly antics of the pigeon.

One way to use this book in the classroom is after reading the book, the students will write a short story about what they think the pigeon will do next. This book could also be used for an individual reading book.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy