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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By Mo Willems, Illustrated by Mo Willems

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When a bus driver takes a break, he asks the reader to make sure the pigeon doesn't drive the bus. The pigeon begs and pleads and tries to persuade the reader to allow him to drive the bus.

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