--- title: "1 Know Works Quotes By Mo Willems" description: "1 Know Works quotes by Mo Willems. Plus more from Mo Willems and more Know Works sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/mo-willems-25067_book_i-ve-been-lucky-enough-to-have-made-enou_223963.jpg" --- > [I've been lucky enough to have made enough of these types of children's books that while I don't necessarily know what works, I know what doesn't work. I've got a sense of the rhythm and the form. With this series,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/i-ve-been-lucky-enough-to-have-made-enough-of-these-types-of-children/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/mo-willems-25067_book_i-ve-been-lucky-enough-to-have-made-enou_223963.jpg) ## More by Mo Willems > [Kids are super-independent. This is the time when you don't need your parents for a story anymore. You have a great degree of agency…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/kids-are-super-independent-this-is-the-time-when-you-don-t-need-your/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [I think Laurie's Keller story 'We are growing', resonates because when you have that amount of independence, you're starting to ask yourself questions that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/i-think-laurie-s-keller-story-we-are-growing-resonates-because-when/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [I've been lucky enough to have made enough of these types of children's books that while I don't necessarily know what works, I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/i-ve-been-lucky-enough-to-have-made-enough-of-these-types-of-children/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [“People think, Hey, I love kids, I want to write children’s books. But they think children are happy. That’s their first mistake. \[Messinger, Jonathan.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/people-think-hey-i-love-kids-i-want-to-write-children-s-books-but/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [A picture book is a motorcycle: small, loud, fun, and zippy. An easy reader is a chartered bus: obliged to carry a rather dull…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/a-picture-book-is-a-motorcycle-small-loud-fun-and-zippy-an-easy/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [The difference between children and adults is that they're shorter - not dumber.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/the-difference-between-children-and-adults-is-that-they-re-shorter/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [Elephant and Piggie have a very large input. They have a distinct aesthetic taste. They like books that are philosophical. They like books that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/elephant-and-piggie-have-a-very-large-input-they-have-a-distinct/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [An artist is waiting for the audience to understand the work. A craftsman is working to understand the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/an-artist-is-waiting-for-the-audience-to-understand-the-work-a/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [The first bowl of chocolate pudding was too hot, but Goldilocks ate it all anyway because, hey, it's chocolate pudding, right?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/the-first-bowl-of-chocolate-pudding-was-too-hot-but-goldilocks-ate-it/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/i-bet-your-mom-would-let-me-pigeon-don-t-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [The common thread of the series is that these are the books that Elephant and Piggie like to read. Elephant and Piggie are retired,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/the-common-thread-of-the-series-is-that-these-are-the-books-that/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [When you make a decision, you don't have to be locked into it. One of the ways that you grow is by starting over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/when-you-make-a-decision-you-don-t-have-to-be-locked-into-it-one-of/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [I also learn a lot about everybody else's process. People create in different ways, so that has opened me up to different processes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/i-also-learn-a-lot-about-everybody-else-s-process-people-create-in/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [“And the moral for Dinosaurs is: Lock the Back Door!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/and-the-moral-for-dinosaurs-is-lock-the-back-door/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) > [Aggle flabble kabble . . . snurp?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/aggle-flabble-kabble-snurp/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-works/mo-willems/#itemlist", "name": "1 Know Works Quotes By Mo Willems", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been lucky enough to have made enough of these types of children's books that while I don't necessarily know what works, I know what doesn't work. 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