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Mo Willems Quotes
27 of the best book quotes from Mo Willems
01
‘Well she had no choice...Trixie bawled. She went boneless. She did everything she could to show how unhappy she was”.
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
sadness
ᐧ
choices
ᐧ
being unhappy
concepts
02
“Knuffle bunny!!! And those were the first words Trixie ever said”.
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
words
ᐧ
talking
concepts
03
“Trixie realized something. Trixie turned to her daddy and said, ‘Aggle flaggle klabble!’ ”
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
realizing
ᐧ
baby talk
ᐧ
daddy
concepts
04
“I tell you what: I’ll just steer.”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
convince
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
05
“By the time they got home, her daddy was unhappy, too.”
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
home
ᐧ
being unhappy
ᐧ
daddy
concepts
06
“Leonardo tried very hard to be scary.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
scary
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
stereotypes
ᐧ
effort
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
disappointment
ᐧ
trying hard
concepts
07
“Hi! I’m the bus driver. Listen, I’ve got to leave for a little while, so can you watch things for me until I get back? Thanks. On, and remember: Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
watching
ᐧ
titles
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
08
“Trixie and her daddy went down the block, through the park, past the school, and into the Laundromat.”
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
walking
ᐧ
school
ᐧ
daddy
concepts
09
“Hey, can I drive the bus?”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
10
“He would fine the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world...and scare the tuna salad out of him!”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
children
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
scary
ᐧ
imagination
ᐧ
plans
ᐧ
excitement
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
ideas
concepts
11
“My cousin Herb drives a bus almost every day! True story!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
true
ᐧ
convince
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
12
“Hey, I’ve got an idea. Let’s play ‘Drive the Bus’! I’ll go first!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
13
“LET ME DRIVE THE BUS!!!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
14
“I’m back! You didn’t let the pigeon drive the bus, did you?
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
watching
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
15
“He didn’t have 1,642 teeth, like Tony.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
imagination
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
numbers
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
comparisons
concepts
16
“And he wasn’t just plain weird like Hector.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Hector
ᐧ
Leonardo
characters
fiction
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
opposites
ᐧ
comparisons
ᐧ
weird
concepts
17
“C’mon! Just once around the block!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
18
“Not so long ago, before she could even speak words, Trixie went on an errand with her daddy....”
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
words
ᐧ
speaking
ᐧ
daddy
ᐧ
long ago
concepts
19
“I never get to do anything!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
never
ᐧ
anything
ᐧ
bus
concepts
20
“He wasn’t big like Eleanor.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
imagination
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
size
ᐧ
comparisons
ᐧ
bigness
ᐧ
being small
concepts
21
“Leonardo snuck up on the poor, unsuspecting boy.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Sam
ᐧ
Leonardo
characters
fear
ᐧ
monster
ᐧ
child
ᐧ
scariest
ᐧ
sneaky
concepts
22
“And the monster gave it all he had.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
scary
ᐧ
effort
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
trying hard
concepts
23
“Then Leonardo made a very bid decision.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
thoughts
ᐧ
decisions
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
contemplation
concepts
24
″ I’ll be you best friend! How ‘bout I give you five bucks? What’s the big deal!? It’s just a bus!!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
bribery
ᐧ
asks
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
25
“Instead of being a terrible monster, he would become a wonderful friend.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
love
ᐧ
friendship
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
friends
ᐧ
changing
ᐧ
being nice
ᐧ
life changes
concepts
26
“Leonardo researched until he found the perfect candidate...”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
reading
ᐧ
goals
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
determination
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
research
ᐧ
working hard
ᐧ
searching
concepts
27
“But that didn’t mean that he couldn’t try to scare his friend every now and then.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
monsters
ᐧ
friends
ᐧ
exceptions
ᐧ
inner nature
ᐧ
being scared
concepts
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sadness
choices
being unhappy
Trixie
words
talking
realizing
baby talk
daddy
convince
to drive
Pigeon
bus
home
scary
fiction
stereotypes
effort
monsters
disappointment
trying hard
Leonardo
watching
titles
walking
school
children
fear
imagination
plans
excitement
ideas
true
numbers
comparisons
opposites
weird
Hector
speaking
long ago
never
anything
size
bigness
being small
Sam
monster
child
scariest
sneaky
thoughts
decisions
contemplation
bribery
asks
love
friendship
friends
changing
being nice
life changes
reading
goals
determination
research
working hard
searching
exceptions
inner nature
being scared
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