Mo Willems Books in Order

How many Mo Willems books are there?

Mo Willems has 89 published books, released between 1994 and 2026. They include 9 series and 19 titles listed outside any series. One more, Today, I Will Make a Plan! (2027), is announced.

Mo Willems Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 90 Mo Willems books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

Mo Willems series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

• Pigeon books in order 17 books
• Knuffle Bunny books in order 3 books
• Elephant & Piggie books in order 36 books

Mo Willems books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Do you have to read Mo Willems books in order?

You only need to read Mo Willems books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mo Willems

Start with the first book of the Mo Willems series you want to read: Pigeon starts with The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (1994), Knuffle Bunny starts with Knuffle Bunny (2004) and Elephant & Piggie starts with Are You Ready to Play Outside? (2001). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (1994).

What is the newest Mo Willems book?

The Pigeon WON'T Pick a Color! (2026) is the newest Mo Willems book released so far.

Is there a new Mo Willems book coming?

Yes. Today, I Will Make a Plan! (2027) is the next Mo Willems book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Mo Willems has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Mo Willems. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• Prix Bernard Versele Family League2009Won
• Geisel Award2008Won

Mo Willems at a glance

Still publishing

Mo Willems is still publishing. Today, I Will Make a Plan! is announced for 2027.

Release pace

Mo Willems books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

2,593 pages across the 45 of 90 books with a recorded length, a median of 57 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Mo Willems books, 42 of 90, were published in the 2010s.

When Mo Willems books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Mo Willems titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 42 titles.

What the Mo Willems books are about

80 of the 90 Mo Willems books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 45 of 80. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Children's fiction 45 of 80 books
• Elephants 26 of 80 books
• Pigs 24 of 80 books
• Friendship 22 of 80 books
• Humor 21 of 80 books
• Pigeons 11 of 80 books
• Animals 9 of 80 books
• Picture books 8 of 80 books
• Elephants in fiction 5 of 80 books
• Emotions 5 of 80 books