Speaking Volumes

Real naked mole rat:

EWWWWWWWwwwwww!!!!

Wilbur:

AWWWWWwwwww!!

Showing the above two images is how Mo Willems introduced Wilbur, the star of his new book, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, at his book reading/signing at the Holyoke Barnes and Noble last Friday.

As he flashed cards with the two different images and the kids in the audience shouted their ewwww's and awww's. It was hilarious.

I love Mo Willems, and I am not ashamed to admit that I was probably the only adult not accompanied by a three year old at the reading.

Of course we own Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, so if you would like to read the tale of a naked mole rat who (gasp!) likes clothes, then stop by today to check it out!

Then Mo read his latest in the Elephant and Piggie series, called Watch me Throw the Ball! If you have not read Mo's Elephant and Piggie books, you are missing out. Piggie is completely upbeat and excited and her best friend Gerald, the elephant, is, well, a bit more serious. When they get together hilarity ensues. We own them all:

Afterwards he took questions from the audience, prefacing the Q&A by reminding the audience of mostly four-year-olds that “questions are things you don't already know the answers to...not 'hey,I have a pony!” Of course right after he said this the first “question” was:

“I thought Mo Willems had black hair.”

After which Mo pretended to color his salt and pepper hair in with a marker.

Next "question":

“I like Knuffle Bunny Too.”

So you can see the Q&A session went smoothly.

I left before the stampede for the signing, but overall was SO happy I went. Mo Willems was hilarious, I love his books, and it was wonderful to see him read aloud.

You can check out his blog by copy and pasting this link:

http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/