Mo Willems is a number one New York Times bestselling author and illustrator and the inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He has been awarded three Caldecott Honors from his picture books, and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE early readers. His debut book, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! , was inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street , where he garnered six Emmy Awards. Mo spends his holidays with his family in Massachusetts.