Mo Willems
Mo Willems
Sesame Street, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Mo Willems is a writer, animator, and children's books author & illustrator. After high school, he traveled abroad and performed standup comedy in London. He later moved to New York, where he studied film and then switched to animation.
Mo spent the first part of his career writing and animating for children's television. For nine years, he worked on Sesame Street, where he won six Emmy Awards and developed characters such as Suzy Kabloozie. He later created Sheep in the Big City for the Cartoon Network and The Off-Beats for Nickelodeon.
He has made several appearances on NPR's All Things Considered as the show's "radio cartoonist" since 2008. His illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.
His work in children's books, animation, television, theater, and bubble gum card painting have garnered 3 Caldecott Honors, 2 Geisel Medals, a Geisel Honor, 2 Carnegie Medals, 6 Emmys, and multiple bubble gum cards.
Upcoming non-bubble gum card projects include Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator, a portrait of the relationship between a girl and her stuffed alligator told in 6-1/2 stories and Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) to be released on June 14, 2011.
Mowillems.com - Official website