These books are laugh out loud funny and give your child the ability to get into an adult's shoes by telling the pigeon what he needs to do or can't do. So they are interactive
The first book in the series is Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. The bus driver at the beginning of the book explains that he's leaving and asks that you don't let the pigeon drive the bus. So of course, the book follows the bird as he desperately asks on each page if he could drive the bus. It does go through all the different types of "asking" that a child goes through; asking nicely, throwing a tantrum, saying other people can do it so why can't he ("C'mon, just once around the block!)...... the books Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, The Pigeon Wants a Puppy and the Pigeon Needs a Bath follow the same concept.
Except, I did read this to my 3 year old nephew a month ago, and he just kept saying yes. What a spoiled kid. ;-)
The pigeon finds a hot dog has a different moral; sharing. It goes through the different cycles of a child when they find a certain "treasure" and are hesitant of letting someone else touch it.
The Duckling Get a Cookie is such a cute story about how the duckling gets a cookie by asking nicely and the pigeon still can't figure out why he is not getting a cookie.... and goes through the different cycles again of what a child does of asking if he could have something, but this time seeing reactions when someone else gets what they want and why.
The board book, The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too, is my favorite out of the board books. It's short, sweet and very funny to a child. The bus driver tries to get the pigeon to be happy, but the pigeon refuses....but has a cute and funny ending.
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go is my least favorite of the series, but that's because it's very basic. It goes through the different types of transportation on each page while the pigeon tells you how much he adores each one. It's alright, I'm sure a 2 or 3 year old would enjoy it, but if you need to spend your money somewhere, I would do it on the others. Or find it at the thrift store for incredibly cheap.
Now, for it's value. Since these books are newer compared to the other books, you have a high probability of finding a first printing. <---- Note that I did not say First Edition. First Edition is different than First Printing.
First edition means that the book hasn't changed, the cover hasn't changed, the publisher hasn't changed.... so it's the First edition. First printing means it was one of the very first books to be printed, EVER, which is more valuable.
How can you tell if it's a first printing?
If you notice in the picture above, this pigeon book is a First Edition....but of course, most of the pigeon books are First Editions cause nothing has changed, yet. But the number line below that will tell you when your book was printed. As you can see, the line begins with 20 and ends with 11. The lowest number in the line tells you which printing this one is, which is the 11th printing of the First Edition.
If you notice in the picture above, this pigeon book is a First Edition....but of course, most of the pigeon books are First Editions cause nothing has changed, yet. But the number line below that will tell you when your book was printed. As you can see, the line begins with 20 and ends with 11. The lowest number in the line tells you which printing this one is, which is the 11th printing of the First Edition.
The above picture shows a First Edition, First Printing. The number line is different than the other book but same concept. Just look for the lowest number, which is 1.
Is a later printing still valuable? It all depends on the demand of the book and rarity of it.
The pigeon series is actually a little more expensive than alot of used children books because of it's popularity. You will not get the book for any less than about $6.00 used on Amazon but you can buy it completely new for $13.32. But if you have a First Edition, First Printing, your book could be worth between $25 to $75.
I will admit I purchased the bath book new (one of the only 3 books in the entire library that was purchased new) because it just came out in early April of this year. The bus and the stay up late ones I was incredibly lucky. I got them at Savers for only .69 each. Someone just didn't know what they had.
The other books I purchased off of Thriftbooks.com. If you are looking for a site that sells used books, this would be the only one I recommend. You can usually buy your books for around $3.49 with free shipping PLUS, if you purchase additional books and they come from the same seller, you get .50 cents off each additional one. A few of them actually came from the Columbus, OH library. Don't know why they decided to get rid of them, but they were in great condition.
Right now, the many of the pigeon books are only available on the site for paperback, but you can put the hardcover on your wish list and they will email you when they find a copy. LOVE IT!
You can also view the animated series of these stories for free on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWEekO4ufwM
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