Author: Mo Willems
Reviewed by Chloe Fuksa
Rating: 4/5 stars
Author Mo Willems released a new Pigeon book in March 2025 – Will the Pigeon Graduate? – and I simply cannot not review it for graduation season this month. For those unfamiliar, Mo Willems is one of the best authors and illustrators for picture books for kiddos, and his two main series are Elephant and Piggie and the Pigeon. The books are perfect read-aloud books: not too many words per page, fantastic pictures, and hilarious stream-of-consciousness dialogue.
In Will the Pigeon Graduate?, the Pigeon is fairly confident he will graduate. He’s put in the work; he’s overcome different obstacles. But suddenly, as he gets closer to the stage, another worry overtakes him. He should graduate, yes, but what happens after that?! The great unknown is very frightening and daunting…until he realizes, he is brave and ready to tackle whatever comes next!
While this book’s age range is technically listed as 3-5 years old, I think it could work for any level of graduating, whether it’s kindergarteners going up to first grade or elementary kiddos moving on to middle school. I think it could even be given to high school and college graduates too. The first Pigeon book came out in 2003, so it would be this really nice coda to a series they grew up reading. So, if you’re perhaps looking for something besides Oh, the Places You’ll Go this May, you can’t go wrong with Mo Willems and you can’t go wrong with this latest book of his.
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