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It's back to school time!    September promises to be filled with fun theater, exhibitions, and mo'! EXHIBITS! ATLANTA, GA SERIOUSLY SILLY: THE ART & WHIMSY OF MO WILLEMS is on view at the HIGH MUSEUM in Atlanta, GA! The exhibit is based on the 2013 solo show at the Eric Carle Museum, with added original work and cool interactive stuff. Don't miss it! I'm very excited about the

December is here and there's lots to talk about, including an appearance and exciting new stuff! BOOKS! Elephant and Piggie's WAITING IS NOT EASY! came out last month and the response has been nice.  Thanks to you, the story debuted at #2 on The New York Times Bestseller List. (Not to be left out, THE PIGEON NEEDS A BATH! joined Waiting is Not Easy! on the next 2 weeks). The New York Times

UPCOMING! November 4th, 2014 will see the release of Elephant and Piggie's newest adventure, WAITING IS NOT EASY! It sure isn't.  So.... APPEARANCES! Because waiting really, really is not easy, I'll be giving a sneak peek reading and signing of the new Elephant and Piggie adventure 2 days early! DON'T WAIT! Come on by: Sunday, November 2nd at the ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE

COMIX! I'm on sabbatical for the year.  While I will be making various appearances in Europe and beyond, mostly I'll be spending time at the home base in Paris, France drawing and doodling.   You can check out my experiments over at Universal U-Click for a comic-strip-doodle-thingie called PARIS DOODLES . The strip runs drawings, dining room dinner doodles, and photos on weekdays.

It's always nice when you are sent preview copies of your work.  Holding something in your hands is so much fun after having seen projects in bits, pieces, and printouts. Here are some fun things (upcoming and available now) that have recently arrived at the studio. My preview copy of THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA!, which will hit the shelves this April.  The production on this volume is amazing;

This April will be the 10th Anniversary of the publication of DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! and to celebrate this spring Hyperion is publishing collection of 3 Pigeon books (DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS!, THE PIGEON FINDS A HOTDOG!, & DON'T LET THE PIGEON STAY UP LATE!) in a collection entitled IT'S A BUSLOAD OF PIGEON BOOKS! I just received my preview copy and I'm really excited!

Let's start out by wishing you a happy and healthy new year in 2013. The next twelve months will be jam-packed with celebrations and changes including new and exciting projects I can talk about (and those I can't just yet). Much of the year will center around the Pigeon's 10th birthday celebrations; DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! was published in April of 2003 which launched a crazy

I'm heading to Anaheim for the American Library Association's convention (my schedule is here), then off to visit pals, colleagues, and family across California for a bit. This blog will remain dormant until my return, although I'm sure The Pigeon will continue to tweet occasionally during the interim. When I return there will be all kinds of cool announcements about upcoming stuff in the

My advance copy of THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? It's always a big thrill to see the finished product a year after completion of the book.  It's like an old friend unexpectedly showing up for dinner. I hope you enjoy the Pigeon's latest adventure when it comes out next month!

The Pigeon (and Duckling) present their latest adventure,  THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!?, in a month and we'll be celebrating it in great style with a fun video, a fun tour, and a fun sweepstakes (more info to come on all of that). Until then, enjoy these two nice reviews of the book. First up is School Library Journal, who give the story it's 3rd starred review.  They say: "Confident,

Those of you who love cartooning know that Mr. Richard Thompson is the greatest living cartoonist whose name isn't Ronald Searle.  Mr. Thompson's greatness is thrown into sharp relief when you learn that he does his daily strip, Cul de Sac, while suffering from Parkinson's (which he calls his Slapstick Affliction). Richard Thompson & myself at last year's National Cartoonist Society Gala. 

I'm often asked when Elephant and Piggie first met.  Well, it was on the first week of February.  How? Why? What happened?  Those are all good questions.  Good questions I won't answer. But I will encourage you to celebrate Elephant and Piggie's FRIENDIVERSARY! I'm celebrating with the great folks at 1st Book by making sure every title 1 student in 2nd grade in New Orleans & Springfield MA

We'll spare everyone pictures on this rainy, humid day, but today Carrie Hagen came into the Overlook offices to work with our new editor, Stephanie Gorton. (Welcome, Stephanie!) She has a book coming out this August called WE IS GOT HIM: ABDUCTION, MURDER, AND FEAR OF THE EVE OF AMERICA'S CENTENNIAL.

We launched this title last week, and everyone is waiting impatiently for the manuscript to be finished so we can start reading! It's true crime in the vein of Devil in the White City, and the story is absolutely fascinating. It's 1874, and a young boy named Charley Ross (learn more about him here) was snatched from his front yard in Philadelphia in what became the first kidnapping for random in America.

The title "We Is Got Him" comes from the famous random note, which we'll just preface with one [sic]:

Mr. Ross- be not uneasy you son charly bruster he al writ we as got him and no powers on earth can deliver out of our hand. You wil hav two pay us befor you git him from us. an pay us a big cent to. if you put the cops hunting for him yu is only defeeting yu own end. we is got him fitt so no living power can gits him from us a live. if any aproch is maid to his hidin place that is the signil for his instant anihilation. if yu regard his lif puts no one to search for him you money can fech him out alive an no other existin powers don't deceve yuself and think the detectives can git him from us for that is one imposebel
yu here from us in few day

If you live in the Northampton Mass area, then you know how cool the Forbes Library is. This year, the library needs your help renovating the Children's Area, which is over due for a fixin'.Late spring, I'll be hosting a benefit cartoonapalooza evening of animation featuring animated versions of my books, plus classic Sesame Street and Nickelodeon animated shorts.We're also releasing a limited

With the Touring production of Big Wooden Horse's Pigeon Party! over, don't fret: there's still lots of fun Theater stuff brewing for Elephant, Piggie, Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny.I've obviously plugged May's opening for Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical at the Kennedy Center (there seem to be one or two tickets left) and a bunch of folks have been asking if the show is coming to their town when

After a week off, Knuffle Bunny Too climbs back onto the NYTimes Bestseller list, clocking in at #9 for its 37th week (Nice to see pal Lane Smith’s newest up there as well). KB2 and The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! hang in there on the PW Bestseller list. Thanks to you for your support. In the papers, UK’s Independent says some very nice things about lots of my new books. Closer to home, the