Mo Willems
Mo Willems is an American writer of children's books who formerly worked as an animator and voice actor for film and television productions. He's a graduate from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, New York, USA.
Works
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!
Buckle up for twists, turns, and emotional loop-de-loops in the most roller coaster-y Pigeon tale ever. Pigeon is ready for the next adventure.
Release Date: 2022-09-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: The Pigeon (voice)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
A fun and funny tale about a sensitive, curious and rockin’ Naked Mole Rat named Wilbur who “scandalously” decides to (gasp!) get dressed! Find out what happens when Wilbur’s newfound love of rocking outfits rocks Naked Mole Rat society to its core.
Release Date: 2022-06-30
Department: Writing
Job: Lyricist
Character: Pigeon / Additional Voices (voice)
Vote Count: 5
Don't Let The Pigeon Do Storytime
A collection of live readings and sketch comedy inspired by Mo Willems' series of Pigeon books.
Release Date: 2020-12-31
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Self
Vote Count: 1
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! And what if he doesn't like it? What if the teacher doesn't like him? What if he learns TOO MUCH!?!
Release Date: 2019-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Pigeon (voice)
Nanette's Baguette
Today is the day Nanette gets to get the baguette! Is she set? YOU BET! Mo Willems' hilarious new picture book, Nanette's Baguette, follows our plucky heroine on her first big solo trip to the bakery. But . . . will Nanette get the baguette from baker Juliette? Or will Nanette soon be beset with regret?
Release Date: 2018-12-31
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Mr. Barnett (voice)
That Is Not a Good Idea!
Inspired by the evil villains and innocent damsels of silent movies, Willems tells the tale of a hungry fox who invites a plump goose to dinner. As with the beloved Pigeon books, kids will be calling out the signature refrain and begging for repeated readings. The funny details in the full-color illustrations by three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems will bring nonstop laughter to story time.
Release Date: 2015-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Hungry Fox (voice)
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur...and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day - for no particular reason - they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then - for no particular reason - they decided to go...someplace else. They are definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl.
Release Date: 2015-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Narrator / additional voices
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
Release Date: 2014-02-17
Character: Self
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 320
Hooray For Amanda And Her Alligator
Sometimes Amanda surprises Alligator with books...sometimes Alligator eats them. But what happens when Amanda brings home a special surprise?
Release Date: 2013-12-31
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Animation
Character: Alligator (voice)
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
This is the third and final book in the Knuffle Bunny trilogy. Trixie and her family set off on a fantastic trip to visit her grandparents in Holland! But it seems Knuffle Bunny has different plans. Join Trixie on this international adventure as she makes a very surprising and moving decision.
Release Date: 2012-01-01
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Animation
Character: Narrator / Daddy (voice)
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
In the fifth picture book in the New York Times best-selling Pigeon series by Mo Willems, Duckling asks for a cookie—and gets one! Do you think Pigeon is happy about that?
Release Date: 2012-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Pigeon (voice)
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct
Based on the Book by Mo Willems.
Release Date: 2011-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie (voice)
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late
It's getting dark out, but one stubborn Pigeon is NOT going to bed! Children will love this interactive bedtime romp, which puts readers back in the driver's seat, deflecting Pigeon's sly trickery as he tries to escape his inevitable bedtime. Will you let him stay up late?
Release Date: 2011-01-01
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Animation
Character: Pigeon (voice)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog
Continuing to fill out its library of storybooks on DVD, Scholastic has now brought more of Mo Willems’s colorful tales to DVD with his narration accompanying animations based on his words and illustrations. The disc includes three stories to keep kids entertained as they learn about values such as cooperation and improve their problem solving skills. Mo Willems is a great children’s book author, so any issues with the release don’t stem from his work, but rather from the price for a single DVD release with only three stories when Scholastic will inevitably be releasing them as part of a larger set down the road (if they haven’t already) for a better value.
Release Date: 2010-12-31
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Pigeon (voice)
Vote Count: 1
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
Based on the Book by Mo Willems.
Release Date: 2010-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Male Narrator / Naked Mole Rats
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place -- a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before.
Release Date: 2009-09-28
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Pigeon (voice)
Vote Count: 1
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Trixie can't wait to bring Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off. But an awful surprise awaits her: someone else has the exact same bunny! Thus begins an exciting, frustrating and ultimately revelatory twenty-four hours of chaos, where Trixie loses her beloved bunny and gains him back, along with something new: her very first best friend.
Release Date: 2009-01-01
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Animation
Character: Narrator / Daddy (voice)
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
Leonardo is truly a terrible monster-terrible at being a monster that is. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to frighten anyone. Determined to succeed, Leonardo sets himself to training and research. Finally, he finds a nervous little boy, and scares the tuna salad out of him! But scaring people isn't quite as satisfying as he thought it would be. Leonardo realizes that he might be a terrible, awful monster-but he could be a really good friend.
Release Date: 2007-01-05
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Animation
Character: Leonardo (voice)
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.
The villains of the Kids Next Door, lead by Father, join forces to resurrect the Ultimate Evil, Grandfather, a tyrant who once ruled the world many years ago when most of the villains were themselves kids. However, Father disgraced him that he can't even try to destroy the KND and the Villains were quickly betrayed when they are turned into Senior Citizombies, creatures that are immortal and can transform any living creature into one of them and slaves who are forced to make Tapioca to refuel Grandfather so he can find and destroy the Book of K.N.D.
Release Date: 2006-08-11
Department: Writing
Job: Story
Vote Count: 210
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Trixie, Daddy and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood laundromat, but their exciting adventure takes an unexpected turn when Trixie realizes something is missing.
Release Date: 2006-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Narrator / Daddy (voice)
Codename: Kids Next Door
Taking numbers instead of names, five extraordinary 10-year-olds form a covert team called the Kids Next Door with one dedicated mission: to free all children from the tyrannical rule of adults.
Release Date: 2002-12-06
Department: Writing
Job: Story
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 731
Sheep in the Big City
Sheep in the Big City is an American animated television series which ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons, from November 17, 2000, to April 7, 2002. The series' pilot first premiered as part of Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" on August 18, 2000. Created by Mo Willems, the bulk of the show follows a runaway sheep, Sheep, in its new life in "the Big City". It also features several unrelated sketches and shorts, similar to The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. With an emphasis on more "sophisticated" humor, using multiple forms of rhetoric from the characters to the plots, it was more popular with older audiences. It was also unusual in featuring many comic references to film-making and television broadcasting. At the time, the premiere of Sheep in the Big City was the highest-rated premiere for a Cartoon Network original series.
Release Date: 2000-11-04
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: The Angry Scientist / Announcer (voice)
Episode Count: 27
Vote Count: 42
Sheep in the Big City: In the Baa-ginning
Sheep leaves Farmer John's farm in pursuit of a happy life in the city.
Release Date: 2000-08-18
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Life
In life, the big fish eats the little fish, and the bigger fish eats the big fish. To illustrate this basic truth, thirty-three animators each introduce a character who eats the one previously introduced and is eaten by the next animator's creation. It happens on land and at sea, with humans, animals real and imaginary, aliens, a few plants, and a robot. They are chomped whole, sliced, smashed, flattened, inhaled through straws, eaten from the inside out and the backside forward. Sometimes the little guy wins; nothing and no one is invincible. By the end, we've come full circle.
Release Date: 1999-11-12
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 4
City-e-scape
Quick Draw McGraw goes to the big city to wipe out crime, but it really wipes him out.
Release Date: 1999-06-12
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
An Off-Beats Valentine's
Tommy of The Off-Beats and Beth of The Populars develop a crush on each other. September also reminisces about a female cat named February he was in love with. Repunzil tries to get September a new crush, and tries to give an escaping Tommy a valentine gift, and August tries to figure out how to get a girlfriend without the use of technology.
Release Date: 1999-02-12
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: September / Grubby Groo (voice)
Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game
Elmo, Zoe and Telly are exploring the Alphabet Jungle, where letters grow on trees. Every letter from A to Y leads them on an animated alphabet adventure. But what about Z? What will happen if Zoe can't find her favorite letter? Come play the Alphabet Jungle Game and you'll find out!
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 1
The Off-Beats
Series of animated shorts featuring the lives of a clique of nerdy individuals, each having their own quirks.
Release Date: 1996-11-29
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas
'Tis the season to be cool, as Beavis and Butt-Head star in their own twisted version of two holiday classics. The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future struggle to teach a Scrooge-like Beavis the true meaning of Christmas, while Charlie the angel comes down from heaven to show Butt-Head how much better life would be without him. Will Beavis and Butt-Head learn their lesson? Does a snowflake have a chance in hell?
Release Date: 1995-12-19
Department: Directing
Job: Layout
Vote Count: 27
What a Cartoon!
Various original cartoons by some of today's top animators.
Release Date: 1995-02-20
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 21
The Off-Beats: Your Shoes Are Untied
One of three standalone short films. The Populars try to trick The Misfits into thinking their shoelaces are untied! Unfortunately all doesn't go according to plan.
Release Date: 1995-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Another Bad Day for Philip Jenkins
Philip Jenkins is unwanted. He walks head down, sad, in suit, hat, and wire-rim glasses. In this nearly wordless animation, bad things happen to him. First an elevator malfunction leads to a trip to the hospital: he leaves with his arm in a sling. Another accident at work results in another hospital visit. The same indifferent stretcher bearers and the same indifferent nurse see to his care. Now, his leg is in a cast as well as his arm. He soldiers on, using a cane. When a traffic sign malfunctions, it's back to the hospital; he leaves with bandaged head, piloting a wheelchair. But his woes aren't over yet. After one more mishap, Philip Jenkins finally has something to say.
Release Date: 1994-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Iddy Biddy Beat Boy
A parable about art, propriety, and politics. A hip beat poet, who looks a lot like a child, reads poetry at the Ad Hoc Cafe; he's a success and Mr. Hipster, a powerful promoter, gets Iddy Biddy Beat's career moving with TV appearances, where the poet is a sensation. However, his poetry scandalizes Dr. Proper and his uptight wife, who arrange for Beat's arrest and imprisonment. The poet, sentenced for 10 to 20 years, is housed in a cell with an unsavory character.
Release Date: 1993-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Yelled
The misadventures of a man who goes about life inexplicably yelling at people, and the man who sees an opportunity to cash in on his talent.
Release Date: 1992-07-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Narrator / The Man Who Yelled
A Child's Garden of Verses
A young boy, confined to his bed, uses his imagination to find the fun and excitement he can't experience in real life. Tony Award-winning actor Jonathan Pryce ('Miss Saigon') lends his voice to this animated musical based on the life and beloved children's poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson. Songs composed by Charles Strouse.
Release Date: 1992-04-03
Department: Directing
Job: Layout
Ira Sleeps Over
Little Ira is invited to his best friend's sleep-over party, but struggles with leaving his beloved teddy bear behind.
Release Date: 1991-11-06
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Animation