The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems

 

Summary:

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems is a silly story that captures kids anxieties about going to school for the first time.  Pigeon encourages readers not to read the title.  Then he wonders why does he have to go to school if he already knows everything.  He thinks that if he learns too much, his head may pop off. He admits that the unknown stresses him out.  He finally comes around, and then worries how he will get to school, until he see the yellow school bus.  

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! is a funny take on kids´ first day jitters.  Kids will be able to identify with the many worries kids have when going to school, from the heavy backpack to getting a teacher that may not like pigeons.  This is a silly story that kids will be able to relate to.

Willems, M. (2019). The pigeon has to go to school! Hyperion Books for Children.