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The Pigeon Needs a Bath Book Party With Friends #ThePigeonParty

April 9, 2014 by Momstart 39 Comments

I’m working with The Pigeon books series and received samples and compensation to host a party with my neighbors for The Pigeon books…..And this is our Pigeon Adventure

So, here in Seattle when it’s sunny we have a party outside not inside and I think an outdoor theme for “The Pigeon Needs a Bath” by Mo Willems and other The Pigeon series books is perfect don’t you? See it’s a sunny day and The Pigeon Needs a Bath, even the one with the red hair that has the same argument with me that you’ll find in the book….

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Once the kids got home from school we took our party over to the park. You see when the sun comes out in Seattle we all run outdoors because you might only have 15 minutes to enjoy it. Luckily on this particular Monday we had a TON of sun. It was awesome.

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Before the kids got home from school I got everything ready. I created salted melon rinds and a whole other basket of fruit to share. It was a hot day so really nice cold melon was really a hot commodity.

 

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Then I created some really fun gift baskets full of Easter supplies. Of those supplies each family received three of the Pigeon Series books. We have a lot of kids in each family so I LOADED up these bags with lots of goodies.

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The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog
The Pigeon Needs a Bath

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And

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy

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The books are a hit in our house, Zoe read all of them as soon as she saw them in the living room. The first time I saw any of The Pigeon books was in my daughter’s book order for school. I think she even had it circled, it was hers or her brother’s one of them had it circled.

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One thing about playing outside and having the party outside is that my kids end up playing in the dirt and needing a bath so of course we had to read The Pigeon Needs a Bath before bath time and bed that night.

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The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon’s not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It’s going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge.

First in the series, Don’t Let Pigeon Drive the Bus recently celebrated it’s 10th birthday! Over the last decade, The Pigeon books have sold millions of copies and enchanted young readers. The books have received numerous starred reviews, have appeared on many "best of" lists, and have even been inducted into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame.

Check out the 10th Anniversary Activity Kit here. And see how much more fun we had in the sun with our Pigeon Needs a bath outdoor celebration.DSC00018DSC00019

PS: the day after my friend said thank you on Facebook:

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Be sure to follow The Pigeon Books by Visiting the Official Site and be sure to Follow @The_Pigeon on Twitter

About the Author

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Photo credit: ©Marty Umans

Mo Willems, 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. And his 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 three Honors (for We Are in a Book!, I Broke My Trunk!, and Let’s Go for a Drive!). Other favorites include Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed and City Dog, Country Frog, illustrated by Jon J Muth. Mo lives in Massachusetts with his family.

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Comments

  1. alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says

    April 10, 2014 at 2:30 am

    this is one of my favorite illustrators!!!

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:35 am

      He’s a favorite in our family too

      Reply
  2. Sandra VanHoey says

    April 10, 2014 at 4:40 am

    What a fun day and sounds like great books. My daughter use to live in Tacoma and she said y’all get rain, rain and more rain. Looks like you did have a beautiful day here

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:35 am

      We do, rain rain go away is probably the first song my kids learned

      Reply
  3. saminder gumer says

    April 10, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    these books would be great for my older nephew. he would love all the art and colors in the books.

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:36 am

      I love how the pigeon’s attitude reminds me of my son

      Reply
  4. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    April 11, 2014 at 11:27 am

    How strange that I have never heard of these pigeon books. They sound super cute!

    Reply
  5. Jennifer Medeiros says

    April 11, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    What a cute series for kids. With two boys, I can relate about needing a bath lol

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:36 am

      You made me smile

      Reply
  6. Kelly Hutchinson says

    April 11, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    I always struggle getting Henry to take a bath. This looks like a cute series and your Easter bags are adorable!

    Reply
  7. Emily says

    April 11, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    I know sometimes kids go through stages where they hate bathing – I bet this would be a great, light hearted way to address the problem. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Christine Luke says

    April 11, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    That book series looks fun! I bet my niece and nephew would like those books. They are both big readers. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jennifer V says

    April 11, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    What a fun series of books! I bet my nephew would love them.

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:39 am

      Girls love them too

      Reply
  10. Debbie Denny says

    April 11, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    These books sound great and your party ideas is awesome.

    Reply
  11. Sandra says

    April 11, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    I haven’t seen these books yet. They are so cute! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  12. mel says

    April 11, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    This book looks really and so cute! I love finding new books!

    Reply
  13. Jennifer B says

    April 11, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    These books sound sooo cute! I know my little girl would love them!

    Reply
  14. Marysa says

    April 11, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    My kids love these books! My daughter loves this one because the pigeon doesn’t want a bath and then he decides he likes it 🙂

    Reply
  15. Kasandria Reasoner says

    April 11, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    What CUTE books! I’ve never heard of them before, but I’ll def. get these for my niece and nephew.
    Kas

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:40 am

      They would be a perfect gift Kas!

      Reply
  16. Angela S says

    April 11, 2014 at 3:07 pm

    Such cute books! I need to pick some up for my youngest niece who is kindergarten this year.

    Reply
  17. Lisa Jones says

    April 11, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    My Girls Will Love These Books Thank You For Sharing!

    Reply
  18. Pam says

    April 11, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    Those books look really cute. Love the illustrations.

    Reply
  19. Sarah says

    April 11, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    I absolutely love this series!! We have a few, as well as a couple DVDs and my daughter loves them.

    Reply
  20. Shauna says

    April 11, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    That sounds like a great series… something my kids would love. Will have to check them out. Thanks so much

    Reply
  21. Liz Mays says

    April 11, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    Those really do look so darn cute. I’m curious about why the pigeon is so against a bath. 🙂

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:40 am

      Cause he’s a boy I bet

      Reply
  22. Debbie L. says

    April 12, 2014 at 1:11 am

    I will need to check out the book! Sounds like a fun read. I think getting dirty is key to a healthy childhood! Have fun outside.

    Reply
  23. Mama to 5 BLessings says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:21 am

    these sounds really cute, I will have check them out! My littles ones would like these.

    Reply
  24. Chrysa says

    April 12, 2014 at 5:04 am

    I love the illustrations of those books. It looks like your party was really fun. Who doesn’t love a party with goodie bags?!?!

    Reply
  25. valmg @ Mom Knows It All says

    April 12, 2014 at 5:11 am

    They sound like lovely books! Glad you have a good day to enjoy them and the company of friends!

    Reply
  26. Laurie - Steals and Deals for Kids says

    April 12, 2014 at 6:08 am

    What a fun mom you are!! Looks like a perfectly lovely day!!! Love these books!!

    Reply
  27. Kristy says

    April 12, 2014 at 7:43 am

    How fun!! My kids haven’t read these books, but I bet they’ll be seeing them in their Easter Basket this year now! Looks like the kids had a blast!

    Reply
  28. Catherine L. says

    April 12, 2014 at 10:16 am

    This sounds like a fun series. I bet my nieces, nephews and godkids would love it. They enjoy books with illustrations like this.

    Reply
  29. Janeane Davis says

    April 12, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    I am not familiar with the pigeon books. I would like to share them with my little ones.

    Reply
  30. Amy Desrosiers says

    April 12, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    These books look so funny! I bet I’d actually enjoy them too!

    Reply
  31. Annie {Stowed Stuff} says

    April 12, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    My kids are obsessed with Mo, but we haven’t read some of these titles yet! Last night we read the Elephant and Piggie books. Such a talented author! What a great opportunity around some wonderful children’s books!

    Reply
    • Momstart says

      April 14, 2014 at 5:41 am

      I so agree, such a talented author

      Reply

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