The Boy loves books by Mo Willems. He is a huge fan of Pigeon and Piggie and Gerald. A few years ago, we stumbled onto the Piggie and Gerald books and he has been hooked on them ever since. They were a huge part of his learning to read and his love of books. Last year he won a writing contest in library ( I think I blogged that too..) It was a Pigeon writing contest and he won a book signed by Mo Willems. Luckily, we have a great librarian at our school who really encourages the love of books and reading in our children. That signed book he won is a prized possession! Even though The Boy has moved on to Magic Tree House and other chapter books, he can't pass up a good Piggie and Gerald book. (neither can I ...) The best part is listening to him read them to us. He is a natural born comedian and these books and the characters suit him very well. So when he reads it is with such feeling and inflection. He does different voices for the two characters and really brings the book to life - not too bad for an almost 7 year old. Today he got We Are in a Book? out of the library and could not wait to read (or should I say perform) the book tonight. This was one that we haven't read before and he had us laughing the whole time. I suggested that he should write a letter to Mo Willems and let him know how much he enjoys his books. I feel like I should write my own letter to Mo Willems - Thank you for writing books that my son loves!!
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