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Editorial Review
Sesame Street veteran and Emmy Award-winner Mo Willems returns with a fast, funny follow-up to Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!--only this time, the short-tempered pigeon faces his perfect foil in a "special guest star" duckling.In the previous Pigeon book, author and illustrator Willems expertly distilled the escalating emotions of preschoolers all too anxious to get their way. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog--also a simple and sparsely illustrated story--explores the flip side of that coin, exposing the poker-face persuasive powers of young negotiators. The pigeon just wants to greedily eat the hot dog that he's found: "Oooooh! A hot dog! Yummy! Yummy! Yummy!" Then along comes the duckling, "scooty scoot scoot!" with his insistent questions about hot dogs: "What do they taste like?...Would you say that it tastes like chicken?...Hey, I'm a curious bird." At first, the pigeon entertains the duckling, "Each morsel is a joy! A celebration in a bun!", but then he soon suspects the little bird might have designs on his delicious dog. In the end, of course, the clever duckling gets his way--and half of the hot dog: "You know, you're pretty smart for a duckling." (Ages Baby to Preschool) --Paul Hughes
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Customer Reviews

great book on sharing for preschoolers

2008-04-07
In this most recent addition to Willems' best-selling Pigeon series, Pigeon is about to enjoy a delicious hot dog when a tiny duckling intrudes, bothering Pigeon with his incessant questioning about how a hot dog tastes until Pigeon finally relents and shares his hot dog with the curious duckling. Unlike the collage artwork in the Knuffle bunny books, the Pigeon books feature the very simple, child-like line drawings that Willems manages to imbue with amazing expressivity. The books completely plain backgrounds emphasize the relationship between the two characters. Like in prior Pigeon books, Willems allows Pigeon to address the readers or listeners directly, further drawing us into his dilemma. This newest Pigeon tale is sure to draw laughter from the preschool and elementary school crowd, who will identify closely with Pigeon's internal conflict between his desire to eat his treat all by himself and his feeling that he should share it with his friend. A great read-aloud, especially fun to act out with two readers. For ages three through eight.

Another delightful Pigeon adventure

2008-01-14
Of all the kid books I've read about "sharing" (admittedly, not many), this is the best. I might be a little jaded, but I usually find kid books with a "message" to be irritatingly saccharine; this one gets the message across in a hip, funny way that all ages can appreciate. Especially good if you like hot dogs.

Another classic

2007-12-28
Just as funny as the original. Pigeon has become one of our very favorite characters. My kids love to read this book with different voices.

This was a very funny book!

2007-08-31
This book is very funny, and young kids as well as old will enjoy it very much.

Hot Diggety Dog - your kids will love this!

2007-08-21
Kids love finding books about familiar characters and Mo Willems has created a new one with his comical pigeon. Instead of playing along with the reader, this time he answers to a little duckling who just wants a bite of his hot dog. The duckling is pretty sneaky and asks all kinds of questions (which drives the pigeon CRAZY) until finally the pigeon gives in and shares his hot dog with him. More great facial expressions and a simple story everyone will enjoy!

kindergarten favorite!

2008-07-16
Mo Willems has done it again. This is a very fun book for small children. My kindergarten students love all of Mo Willems books but, this is one of their all time favorites.

Cute and Funny !!

2008-07-07
This is one book kids of different ages love. My daughter bought this one for her daughter, she loved it .So she got it for my youngest granddaughter . She is 7 and she would not put it down. She read this book three times a day at least for weeks. She had so much fun with it . This is one for all ages .

Great interactive book to share with younger kids

2008-06-02
Kindergarten kids and younger would get a kick out of this story. A great book to get all the kids laughing hysterically.

Absolutely Hilarious

2008-05-06
I stumbled upon this book in my local bookstore, and bought it to read to my 10 month old daughter. She doesn't get it, but I giggle with every turn of the page. I'm planning on buying the other Mo Willems books, also. Thumbs up.

Super!

2008-04-14
My niece and nephew can't get enough of this book! They absolutely LOVE the story line and the illustrations are a hoot! Love the Pigeon and the Duckling too!