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Mo Willems, #1 New York Times best-selling creator and three-time Caldecott Honoree, presents the 20th anniversary edition of the book that started it all: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, now featuring an exclusive board game! Finally, a book you can say "no" to! When the 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 a pigeon like this one before. As the Pigeon pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, readers answer back and decide his fate. Mo Willems' hilarious picture book was awarded a 2004 Caldecott Honor and has been inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Now, twenty years later, readers can amp up the fun in an all-new board game featuring the Pigeon! Players drive their bus pieces around town. The first player to get to the Bus Depot wins, but remember—don't let the Pigeon drive the bus! Say “No!” to all the Pigeon books! The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! For Mo’ amazing books, check out these other great series: Knuffle Bunny Elephant & Piggie Unlimited Squirrels
作品考察・見どころ
モー・ウィレムズが描く本作の真髄は、読者を単なる観客から「物語の決定権を持つ主体」へと昇華させた点にあります。ハトの狡猾な懇願に対し、読者が毅然とノーを突きつける構図は、自己主張の快感と境界線の重要性を教える極めて知的な遊戯です。 饒舌な線画で表現されるハトの表情は、人間の欲望と挫折、そして爆発する感情を完璧に捉えています。このミニマリズムの極致とも言える造形が、大人の読者をも惹きつける文学的な深みを与えています。一羽のハトの稚拙な野望がこれほどまでに心を揺さぶるのは、著者の類稀なる観察眼が人間の本質を突いているからに他なりません。

































