Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late!
by Mo Willems
★ Top 25 book of 2006 · #20 on Best Books of 2006
A bus driver has to brush his teeth, so he asks the reader to make sure the pigeon goes to bed on time. The bird, however, has plenty of excuses for staying awake, and readers must hold firm.
Best for: Children who enjoy interactive stories and a pigeon with excuses at bedtime
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2006, out of 46 2006 books that cleared our data bar.
What Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! is about
It is getting dark, and one very stubborn Pigeon has no intention of going to bed. A bus driver who needs to brush his teeth asks the reader for help: make sure the bird goes to sleep on time. The Pigeon, of course, has a long list of excuses ready.
Mo Willems builds the humour around that tug of war, inviting young listeners to play along and say no on the bus driver's behalf. It is a playful, funny picture book about bedtime resistance that will suit parents of small children who have heard a few excuses of their own.
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! on the Best Books of 2006
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! came out in 2006. Of the 46 books first published in 2006 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #20 on our Best Books of 2006 list.
Why it made the list: 222 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (27 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2006 list
- Omnivore's Dilemma. a Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan, #18
- Aloha-Ha-Ha! Barbara Park, #19
- The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, #21
- American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang, #22
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More years: Best Books of 2005 Best Books of 2007.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 164 want to read it, 7 are reading it now and 51 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 27 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 46 | 55% |
| Reader love | 91 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 22 | 20% |
Questions about Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late!
When was Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! published?
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! by Mo Willems was first published in 2006.
Was Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! one of the best books of 2006?
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2006, out of 46 2006 books that cleared our data bar. 222 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (27 ratings).
Why is Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late! on the Best Books of 2006 list?
222 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (27 ratings).
More of the best books of 2006
- The Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan, #1
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, #2
- Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, #3
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas John Boyne, #4
- The Secret Rhonda Byrne, #5
- Mindset Carol S. Dweck, #6
See the full Best Books of 2006, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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