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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
being unhappy
ᐧ
choices
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
“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
04
“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
05
“Instead of being a terrible monster, he would become a wonderful friend.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
love
ᐧ
changing
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
being nice
ᐧ
life changes
ᐧ
friends
ᐧ
friendship
concepts
06
“Trixie realized something. Trixie turned to her daddy and said, ‘Aggle flaggle klabble!’ ”
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
baby talk
ᐧ
daddy
ᐧ
realizing
concepts
07
″ 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
bus
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
bribery
ᐧ
asks
concepts
08
“Leonardo snuck up on the poor, unsuspecting boy.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Sam
ᐧ
Leonardo
characters
monster
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
sneaky
ᐧ
scariest
ᐧ
child
concepts
09
“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
excitement
ᐧ
imagination
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
plans
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
scary
ᐧ
ideas
concepts
10
“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
to drive
ᐧ
bus
ᐧ
watching
concepts
11
“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
to drive
ᐧ
bus
ᐧ
titles
ᐧ
watching
concepts
12
“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
inner nature
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
being scared
ᐧ
exceptions
ᐧ
friends
concepts
13
“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
14
“C’mon! Just once around the block!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
bus
ᐧ
to drive
concepts
15
“LET ME DRIVE THE BUS!!!”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
to drive
ᐧ
bus
concepts
16
“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
speaking
ᐧ
words
ᐧ
long ago
ᐧ
daddy
concepts
17
“He didn’t have 1,642 teeth, like Tony.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
imagination
ᐧ
comparisons
ᐧ
numbers
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
fiction
concepts
18
“And he wasn’t just plain weird like Hector.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Hector
ᐧ
Leonardo
characters
monsters
ᐧ
comparisons
ᐧ
opposites
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
weird
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
fiction
ᐧ
being small
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
imagination
ᐧ
comparisons
ᐧ
size
ᐧ
bigness
concepts
21
“And the monster gave it all he had.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
monsters
ᐧ
effort
ᐧ
trying hard
ᐧ
scary
concepts
22
“Then Leonardo made a very bid decision.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
decisions
ᐧ
thoughts
ᐧ
contemplation
ᐧ
monsters
concepts
23
“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
convince
ᐧ
bus
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
true
concepts
24
“I tell you what: I’ll just steer.”
Mo Willems
author
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
book
Pigeon
character
bus
ᐧ
convince
ᐧ
to drive
concepts
25
“By the time they got home, her daddy was unhappy, too.”
Mo Willems
author
Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Tale
book
Trixie
character
daddy
ᐧ
home
ᐧ
being unhappy
concepts
26
“Leonardo tried very hard to be scary.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
disappointment
ᐧ
stereotypes
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
trying hard
ᐧ
effort
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
scary
concepts
27
“Leonardo researched until he found the perfect candidate...”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
goals
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
searching
ᐧ
reading
ᐧ
determination
ᐧ
research
ᐧ
working hard
ᐧ
monsters
concepts
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sadness
being unhappy
choices
Trixie
words
talking
to drive
Pigeon
bus
walking
school
daddy
love
changing
monsters
being nice
life changes
Leonardo
friends
friendship
baby talk
realizing
bribery
asks
monster
fear
Sam
sneaky
scariest
child
children
excitement
imagination
fiction
plans
scary
ideas
watching
titles
inner nature
being scared
exceptions
speaking
long ago
comparisons
numbers
opposites
weird
Hector
never
anything
being small
size
bigness
effort
trying hard
decisions
thoughts
contemplation
convince
true
home
disappointment
stereotypes
goals
searching
reading
determination
research
working hard
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