Customer Reviews

The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!

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My young son and I are huge pigeon fans, having loved the first two books. When I saw that Willems was releasing two new pigeon books, I was very excited and ordered them immediately. Perhaps if I had waited, I would have seen that these are "board books," i.e. only a few "pages" long. Instead of a book demonstrating multiple pigeon emotions, as I expected, we touch on angry, sad, then happy, all in the course of less than a minute of (slow) reading time. I guess it's a cute enough book, but know that it is just a "smigeon of pigeon," not a full book.

This book is not as long nor as adorable as 'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus,' which is definitely a favorite in my house. But I must say, this little board book *definitely* taught my 16 month old daughter about emotions. She loves when we read this book to her- and she copies the emotions that 'Pijja' (what she calls the pigeon) experiences- making sad faces, angry faces, happy faces along with the little guy. Even in this smaller, board book version (which is actually a much smarter purchase for younger toddlers than the hardcover books that they easily tear...) the pigeon is a character that small children can relate to, learn from... and as my daughter does, laugh with.

Mo Willems delights again! Personnally a big fan of Pigeon, in particular the hot dog episode, I awaited "The Pigeon has feelings too!" with eagerness. And even though it is only a 5 or 10 page board book, with very little action; it's still a great book. The illustrations make it. Though I would certainly reccommend "The Pigeon finds a hot dog!" or "Don't let the Pigeon drive the bus!" first, this little book is worth checking out if you have very young children in the family.

As a parent of a blossoming reader, I enjoy funny books that get my child motivated to read and laugh. The Pigeon books have become some of our favorites as the pigeon always seems to find a way to make my daughter laugh. The Pigeon has feelings too! is a bit short; in length and in humor and I will be looking forward to another (longer/better) addition to the pigeon series in the future. I recommend that you skip this book, but please give Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, and Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!a chance. You will be glad that you did.

Our lil girl is now 7 months, since its summer we let her soak in the tub a bit longer now, among the toys she has floating in the tub we also throw this book in, she almost always zooms in for the bath book. She enjoys squeezing it, turning its pages and the fact that its so vibrantly colorful and floats just bedazzles her. We use the book only during bath time, throughout the day though, if her eye catches sight of it...they just light up and she stretches out her arms.

Its short rhymes are not only entertaining but also educational and at the back of the book there are tips to parents on how to make learning "flotation" more fun and interesting. It will definately create a little einstien in your child as he/she learns to observe and understand the world around them.

My baby loves this book. He was being read to even before he was born, so I know right away if he does or does not enjoy a book. So far he loves all the books I have from this series and I don't mind reading this one either. These particular books are a bit more entertaining for the adults too versus other childrens' books.

My 15 month old girl absolutely loves the Pigeon books and this one is no exception. We read it several times a day along with the other board book, "The Pigeon loves things that go".
While not as good as "The Pigeon finds a Hotdog" or the other Pigeon books aimed at older children it's fantastic for toddlers. The Pigeon's ever changing moods make it perfect for using different expression in your voice which children love. And it's short enough to keep their attention.
As always the simple drawings are fantastic and the Pigeon has so much attitude!
Very cute!

This book follows the original "Pigeon" books but is geared for toddlers. It uses simple language and the board book format. Young children may enjoy the pigeon's antics on their own with out concern for torn pages. We also have the other books, "Pigeon finds a hot dog" and the original, "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus." I enjoy it with children and marvel at the range of emotions that the author/illustrator achieves with a simple line drawing. Thank you Mo Willems!

We do like Mo Williams in our house. We had the Knuffle Bunnies books and a couple with the Pig and Elephant but this was our first pigeon book. The fact that our daughter doesn't really gravitate towards Oscar the grouch should have been an indication that she wouldn't love the pigeon either. My biggest complaint is that we have some other feelings books and you can really see the feeling job off the page. This book falls flat with that.

My students and I LOVE Mo Willem's Pigeon books (and all Mo Willem's books, in fact). I don't generally buy board books because my students are too old for them, but I thought I'd make an exception. I was disappointed. The book barely makes any sense because the pigeon's emotions are not nearly as clear as in any of the other books (which is ridiculous because this book is supposed to be about emotions).