Q. What are your favorite interviews?

I thought you'd never ask.  Here are some interviews that will give you a sense of how I work for those of you interested or assigned to find out.

2012

 

Mo Willemsis the go-to author for children — and their parents (Washington Post) A lovely feature piece about my work and career with great pictures of kids yelling.

 

2011

Guilt for dinner: The MoWillems interview (Time Out Chicago) Fun interview on my writing philosophy

 

'Elephant and Piggie' author Mo Willems on his latest best-seller and his new Pigeon app (Entertainment Weekly.com) Self explanatory, fun interview

Zena Sutherland Lecture: “Why Books” (Horn Book) A transcription of a speech I delivered in Chicago.

 

2010

 

Seriously Funny (Northampton Gazette) My local paper writes one of the best features on me yet.

 

Mo Willems& Jon Muth (NYTimes Podcast) Jon and I discuss City Dog Country Frog and other work.

 

2009

 

Getting Adults to Draw (NPR’s All Things Considered)I get Michelle Norris to doodle, and she likes it.

Joyously Uncool (Trap Door Sun) Interview on my process and book work.

 

2008

 

MakeReading “Mo” Fun (Scholastic.com) Essay on reading with the very young.

 

2001

Talking in his Sheep (AWN.com) long interview about Sheep in the Big City and my career up to that point.

2000

Now Mom andDad Are Going Cartoon-Crazy, Too (NYTimes) Story about animation my career with Sheep in the Big City

I hope reading them helps.