Ace the Ace and Ben the Ben Meet Mo the Mo

This is how we're talking now, after a very fun evening with beloved children's author, Mo Willems. He read his latest stories: Cat the Cat, Who Is That? and Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly!

Mo danced around as he read his stories and encouraged audience participation. The buddies loved it, even though they were peering from the back of a very large crowd. After he finished his readings, Mo took questions from the audience. We learned a bit of inside scoop about his future books. This Spring, he will release two new books in the Cat the Cat series. Because his daughter needs to see an orthodontist. And...(drum roll)... he is working on his final book in the Knufflebunny series! Another tidbit from Mo: it takes 5,000 years to write a book. And, he is 5,000 years old.

Ace had a question too, but didn't get to ask it until we met Mo to get our books signed. He asked, "When is your birthday?", much like he asked the Zookeeper about the lion cub's birthday yesterday. As it turns out, Mo's birthday was last week. So, happy birthday, Mo!