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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
talking
ᐧ
words
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
daddy
ᐧ
school
ᐧ
walking
concepts
05
“Instead of being a terrible monster, he would become a wonderful friend.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
friendship
ᐧ
friends
ᐧ
life changes
ᐧ
love
ᐧ
changing
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
being nice
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
realizing
ᐧ
daddy
ᐧ
baby talk
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
Leonardo
ᐧ
Sam
characters
fear
ᐧ
sneaky
ᐧ
scariest
ᐧ
child
ᐧ
monster
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
fear
ᐧ
children
ᐧ
excitement
ᐧ
imagination
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
plans
ᐧ
ideas
ᐧ
scary
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
friends
ᐧ
being scared
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
inner nature
ᐧ
exceptions
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
daddy
ᐧ
long ago
ᐧ
words
ᐧ
speaking
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
scary
ᐧ
trying hard
ᐧ
effort
ᐧ
monsters
concepts
22
“Then Leonardo made a very bid decision.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
thoughts
ᐧ
decisions
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
true
ᐧ
to drive
ᐧ
bus
ᐧ
convince
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
being unhappy
ᐧ
home
ᐧ
daddy
concepts
26
“Leonardo tried very hard to be scary.”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
scary
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
effort
ᐧ
trying hard
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
stereotypes
ᐧ
disappointment
concepts
27
“Leonardo researched until he found the perfect candidate...”
Mo Willems
author
Leonardo The Terrible Monster
book
Leonardo
character
research
ᐧ
working hard
ᐧ
goals
ᐧ
monsters
ᐧ
fiction
ᐧ
searching
ᐧ
reading
ᐧ
determination
concepts
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sadness
being unhappy
choices
Trixie
talking
words
to drive
Pigeon
bus
daddy
school
walking
Leonardo
friendship
friends
life changes
love
changing
monsters
being nice
realizing
baby talk
bribery
asks
fear
sneaky
scariest
child
Sam
monster
children
excitement
imagination
fiction
plans
ideas
scary
watching
titles
being scared
inner nature
exceptions
long ago
speaking
comparisons
numbers
opposites
weird
Hector
never
anything
being small
size
bigness
trying hard
effort
thoughts
decisions
contemplation
true
convince
home
stereotypes
disappointment
research
working hard
goals
searching
reading
determination
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