Speaking of NYCs upcoming BEA conference, dont miss the Silent Auction on Wed. June 6th at 6pm. As always there is loads of amazing work available from an incredible array of top kids books artists a...
Ill be heading to New York for the Book Expo America to hang out with booksellers, my fellow authors and illustrators, and the stray librarian and teacher. If youre planning to attend the conference,...
THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE?! hangs on to the #2 slot on the New York Times Bestseller list for week #7! Thanks for the support and I hope youre enjoying a cookie without nuts right now!
To Las Vegas for the National Cartoonist Society Reubens! Looking forward to having a few root beers with my cartooning pals. See ya on the flip side...
Many years ago someone posted on some website that I was, in fact, an Italian who was born on May 24. Consequently, Ive been getting birthday wishes in my fan mail every May for years. In the beginni...
Not related to Goldilocks...
Looking for Elephant and Piggie in Chinese? Look no further! A whole slew of Elephant and Piggies are available in Traditional Chinese through Grimm Press. You can learn more about them right here! I...
The Pigeons latest adventure THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE?! spends its 6th week on the New York Times Bestseller list at #2! and #5 on the Indie Bestseller list and #3 on the PW Bestseller list! Thanks...
Here is a very sweet post and video of a kindergarten class using my books as a springboard to creating some awesome work. And a young lady paints the Pigeon on her nails! A reminder: San Antonios Ma...
Elephant & Piggie will be appearing at the Bronx Zoo May 19 & 20 along with a storyteller to read stories about them at12:30 and 2:30 pm! Should be great fun. Speaking of NYC and appearances,...
With the passing of Maurice Sendak last week, I was asked by a few folks to speak about his influence on childrens books in general and my work in specific. I only met Maurice once, so I cant speak a...
Last week, good pal and Rhymes with Orange cartoonist Hilary Price and I drove over to coastal Mass to visit the great illustrator and drawing advocate Ed Emberley and his family. Eds career has had ...
Some great fan mail in this months batch. I hope you enjoy these favorites as much as I did. (click on the images to enlarge) Yes, but barely... From DONT LET THE BIRD EAT THE PIE! Great angry Pigeon...
What happens when you combine the indie-hipster vibe of the Center for Cartoon Studies and the establishment of the National Cartoonist Society to work on a project together? Something to make you cr...
Last week was NYCs animation society ASIFA Easts 43rd annual film festival. The evening was packed with multiple generations of east coast animators, including several of my first employers back in t...
Big shot scholar Leonard Marcus interviews 21 Illustrators to get to the root of what makes a picture book. In addition to illustrating the cover, I am one of the subjects of this well-researched vol...
THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? spends its 4th week on the New York Times Bestseller list at... #1! A big thrill once again! Thanks, you, and I hope youre enjoying reading and being silly with the Pigeo...
Myself and my fellow guest judges and pals have done their voting for this years Doodle for Google Contest. Now its your turn! The finalists are waiting for your vote. Scholarship money for the kids ...
San Antonios Magik Theatre begins a run of its production of KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL next week on Friday May, 11th. The show will run through June 16th. If youre in area, I hope you get a...
Just in time for the release of THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? the fine folks at Yottoy have released a companion to their stuffed Pigeon, the Duckling! "Duckling stars in her own book, The Duckli...
Wish I had accidentally doodled this guy while we were still making Codename: Kids Next Door. Would have made a great episode.
THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? spends its 3rd week on the New York Times Bestseller list at... #1! A big thrill. Thanks to all for the nice words & support. Especially to Team Mo (Marcia, Mr. Trimm...
The New York Times Pamela Paul has reviewed THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? and they like it, saying: "The book’s sprightly mix of Willems’s trademark humor and deceptively simple drawings –- so li...
Looks like Ill be making a few last minute appearances in NYC this weekend: This Sunday, April 29th, is the 2nd day of the annual MoCCA festival, an indie comic fest filled with great artists, panels...
If you enjoyed yesterdays radio chat on NPRs Morning Edition, you might get a kick out of this mornings chat with local radio legend Monte Belmonte of WRSI. Monte and I talk about my upcoming reading...
Maybe you heard it on your drive to work as I sat down with Morning Editions Renee Montagne to talk about my work. If not, you can hear it (& read the article) here. Another bit of our conversati...
... THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? debuts on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller list at #1! And the Indie Bound Bestseller list at #4 (click on childrens illustrated)! The Pigeon & Ducklings latest a...
Ive been remiss in posting dinner doodles, not because we havent been drawing every night, but Ive neglected to take any images. A recent visit by the In-Laws meant long dinners spent doodling on our...
Heres an interview I did a week or so back before the McFadden Lecture for the Indianapolis Library. Enjoy. <p>&amp; amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;a mp;gt;an&amp;amp;amp;l t...
The old mail bag had a special treat for me, the French version of CITY DOG COUNTRY FROG, entitled SAM & PAM. Its a nice translation. I hope you enjoy it. In completely unrelated news, The Horn B...
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