Mo Willems, a #1 New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded three Caldecott Honors for his picture books and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated Elephant & Piggie series. Mo is the inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. He lives in Massachusetts with his family. Learn more at pigeonpresents.com.