The Pigeon Needs a Bath

This graphical novel, The Pigeon Needs a Bath!, is just, just so Perfect!  I love, love the Pigeon books by Mo Willems!  The first, award-winning book of the series is Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!  The very comical storylines and simple drawings make the books so much fun to read.  In The Pigeon Needs a Bath!, the pigeon puts up a serious argument and makes every excuse in the world not to take a bath.  I can imagine using these books in any class as everybody, in some way or another can relate to the stories. How do they relate?  People procrastinate and/or generate every excuse possible not to do that one task, that they have to do, but really do not want to, for example, washing the dishes, doing homework, etc.  Or, they want to do something and give you every excuse imaginable to allow the request, for example, go to a party or in the pigeon’s example, drive the bus.  Students can make their own books, writing down what they do not like to do and every excuse not to do it, there after.  A reader can have a lot of enjoyment reading these books.  Lily Woll