Mo Willems | |
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 Willems at the Mazza Museum Fall 2012 Conference | |
| Born | February 11, 1968 Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator, animator, voice actor |
| Education | New York University (BFA) |
| Spouse |
Cheryl Camp (m. 1997) |
| Children | Trix Willems |
| Website | |
| mowillemsworkshop | |
Mo Willems (born February 11, 1968) is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and children's book author. His work includes creating the animated television series Sheep in the Big City for Cartoon Network, working on Sesame Street and The Off-Beats, and creating the children's book series Elephant and Piggie.
Willems was born in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois[1][2] and was raised in New Orleans, where he graduated from Trinity Episcopal School[3] and the Isidore Newman School.[4][5] He graduated cum laude[6] from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Three of Willems' books have been awarded a Caldecott Honor, for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity.[7] The third book also won the Indies Choice Book Award for Children's Illustrated Book.[8]
- ^ Mo Willems, "A Helluva Town(s)", Mo Willems Doodles (his official blog), February 8, 2008.
- ^ Abby Colich, Mo Willems (Capstone Publishers, 2013), ISBN 978-1476531571, p. 6. Excerpts available at Google Books.
- ^ Susan Larson, "Local writers continue to rack up awards" Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Times-Picayune, January 23, 2008.
- ^ Maria C. Montoya, "Mo Willems, author and former 'Sesame Street' writer, visits New Orleans", Times-Picayune, June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Publishing Success is Child’s Play for Mo Willems ’86", Isidore Newman School, September 30, 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Junior Library Guild : Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems". www.juniorlibraryguild.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.