{"product_id":"9781423144366","title":"Don't Pigeonhole Me","description":"\u003cbr\u003eYoung readers first met the Pigeon, a beleaguered bird desperate for a shot behind the wheel of a bus, in 2003. \u003ci\u003eDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! \u003c\/i\u003ewent on to sell millions of copies, receive a Caldecott Honor, and spawn additional picture books, apps, games, and even silly bands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut did you know the Pigeon was born many years earlier in the pages of a sketchbook?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDon't Pigeonhole Me! Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook\u003c\/i\u003e, readers are given a rare glimpse into the mind of the man the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e described as \"The biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the '00s.\" Since he was a teenager, Mo has been creating characters and scribbling ideas in the pages of sketchbooks. In the early 1990s, he started self-publishing collections of his drawings, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mo Willems Sketchbook \u003c\/i\u003ewas created. What began as a calling card for his work has morphed over the years from a form of therapy, to an opportunity to explore and experiment, to a gift for friends and loved ones. But these sketchbooks have always been (and continue to be) the well from which Mo draws ideas and inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Eric Carle and an introduction by Mo, this volume includes all twenty sketchbooks from the last two decades. \u003ci\u003eDon't Pigeonhole Me!\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the author\/illustrator at his most truthful, most experimental, most grown-up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost \u003ci\u003eMo\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWant to know where ideas come from? Look inside.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356002177196,"sku":"9781423144366","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/19125403482694.jpg?v=1781631246","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9781423144366","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}