2 Mo Willems: Duckling Gets a Cookie!? & Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late (new)

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The Duckling Gets a Cookie (hardcover) The Pigeon is back (hooray!) and this time the drama centers on an adorable little duckling who gets a cookie just by asking-- politely . Just by asking?! Politely reminds the duckling, but the Pigeon is already off on a hilarious rant about all the things he asks for--many of which readers of the earlier Pigeon books will remember--ending with the all-too-familiar refrain, "It's not fair." Author Mo Willems adds a new twist to this Pigeon story by juxtaposing Pigeon's familiar high volume theatrics with the calm simplicity of a soft-spoken duckling. As a parent, I appreciate the book's message about the power of politeness and the rewards of sharing (warning: cookies are involved), yet the story never loses the jovial, high-spirited quality that makes the Pigeon books so popular with kids and the adults who read to them. List price : $15.99Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (paperback) Kids are invited to make sure that the pigeon doesn't stay up late. But the pigeon has his own ideas on the matter: "First of all, I'm not even tired," he proclaims. On each successive page, a balloon of text comes up with ever more reasons why the pigeon shouldn't be coerced into bed ("I hear there's a good show about birds on TV tonight. Should be very educational"). Then come the familiar questions: "Can I read more