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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

by Mo Willems

Book Details

Publisher:Hyperion Books for Children
Published:2025-10
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

Age Range:6-10

About This Book

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new holiday classic. It's the most wonderful time of the year-for driving a sleigh! 'Tis also the season-for driving a sleigh! Oh, and joy to the-driving a sleigh! The Pigeon has made a list and checked it once. Can his holiday dream come true? Or will The Pigeon be left out in the cold? You'll share some HO-HO-HOs and HA-HA-HAs finding out in three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems' ninth Pigeon book, Do

Our Review

This holiday-themed addition to the beloved series puts young readers back in the driver's seat as the famously persistent Pigeon makes his case for taking Santa's sleigh for a spin. The interactive format, where children get to tell the Pigeon "no!", creates an engaging read-aloud experience that builds anticipation and laughter with every turn of the page. Willems' signature deceptively simple illustrations and expressive dialogue bubbles perfectly capture the Pigeon's escalating holiday desperation and dramatic flair.

Fans of the series will delight in this festive installment that maintains all the humor and child-appealing rebellion that makes these books so re-readable. The book cleverly channels preschool negotiating tactics and boundless holiday excitement into a story that teaches gentle lessons about patience and boundaries through pure comedy. Parents will appreciate how this Christmas story encourages participation while providing endless opportunities for silly voices and shared giggles during seasonal reading sessions.

Themes

Juvenile Fiction

Subjects

Juvenile Fiction