The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo-Willems

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo-Willems

Nottingham railwayman and photographer Bill Reed is now eighty and is celebrating the occasion by delving into his vast photographic archive and presenting us with unique images of the last days of steam around Nottingham and Derby. Dating from the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s these images are amongst the first he took and they are from once well known vantage points of scenes now mostly obliterated by the march of time. Some of Bill's favorite local locations include ones at New Basford, Bagthorpe Junction, Bulwell Common, Bulwell Hall, the 'Rat Hole, ' Toton, Watnall and Derby. Pictures carefully captured at Bulwell Common are from the bottom of his dad's allotment located at the Hucknall Road/St Alban's Road junction. It is also remarkable to hear that at the tender age of 16, Bill was never challenged about taking pictures on railway property. 'Nobody bothered in those days, ' recalls Bill. 'I always behaved responsibly, wandered wherever I pleased, took as many pictures as I liked and cleared off. No trouble at all. And I enjoyed every minute.' The picture captions give brief yet concise histories of locations - sheds and stations - as well as detailed information about a particular locomotive's build dates, allocations, alterations and withdrawa

Mo Willems (www.pigeonpresents.com), a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity). Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. The celebrated Elephant & Piggie early-reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions (for There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside?) as well as garnering four Honors (for We Are in a Book!, I Broke My Trunk!, Let's Go for a Drive! and A Big Guy Took My Ball!).

Tony DiTerlizzi (www.diterlizzi.com), a number-oneNew York Times best-selling author and illustrator, created the middle-grade series The Spiderwick Chronicles with Holly Black, which has sold millions of copies, been translated into more than 30 languages and made into a feature film. He won a Caldecott Honor for illustrating The Spider & The Fly, and in 2014 he teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy in a picture book featuring artwork by Academy award-winning concept artist, Ralph McQuarrie. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife, daughter and dog, Mimi.

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ISBN 13	9780439800129
ISBN 10	0439800129
Title	The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
Author	Mo Willems
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Scholastic
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.