This book will delight males 3-8 years of age. It begs to be read aloud and involves the reader throughout this fun story where the pigeon is involved in a slight temper tantrum. As this picture book begins, a bus driver is just about to leave for his break, but before he does he asks readers to keep a nearby pigeon from driving off with his vehicle. Easy enough one would think, but this persistent pigeon is not above begging, offering bribes, or even throwing a tantrum to make his dream of driving a bus come true. Color illustrations accompany the text. A 2004 Caldecott Honor book.
Follow Up Activities
Talk about things that could be true and things that couldn't be true.
Discuss when it's good to be persistent - discuss the meaning of persistent.
This is a hilarious read for young males, discuss what makes this book so funny. It's fun to ask young boys what the pigeon and they have in common. This book leads one into a great discussion about temper tantrums.
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