{"id":22294,"date":"2022-01-31T10:04:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/warnermedia-extends-partnership-mo-willems\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:04:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:04:36","slug":"warnermedia-extends-partnership-with-mo-willems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/warnermedia-extends-partnership-with-mo-willems\/","title":{"rendered":"WarnerMedia Extends Partnership with Mo Willems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WarnerMedia Kids &amp; Family has expanded its partnership with Emmy-winning children&#8217;s book author, illustrator and playwright Mo Willems.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the partnership, HBO Max has extended its licensing rights to the Emmy-nominated special <em>Mo Willems and the Storytime All-Stars Present: Don\u2019t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!<\/em> and <em>Mo Willems Story Time Shorts!<\/em>, both available on the platform now.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mo Willems and the Storytime All-Stars Present: Don\u2019t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!<\/em>\u00a0presents stories, songs and sing-alongs, as well as an opportunity to draw with Willems. It features performances from celebrities such as Anthony Anderson (<em>black-ish<\/em>), Yvette Nicole Brown (<em>Community<\/em>), Rachel Dratch (<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>), Cameron Esposito (<em>Take My Wife<\/em>), Tony Hale (<em>Veep<\/em>), Greta Lee (<em>Russian Doll<\/em>), Tom Lennon (<em>The Odd Couple<\/em>), Natalie Morales (<em>Abby&#8217;s<\/em>) and Oscar Nunez (<em>The Office<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Mo Willems Storytime Shorts!<\/em> is a collection of animated adaptations of the author&#8217;s books, including <em>Don\u2019t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!<\/em>, <em>Nanette\u2019s Baguette<\/em>, <em>Knuffle Bunny Free<\/em>, <em>An Unexpected Diversion<\/em> and many more. The shorts were voiced by Willems and his close family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming projects from Willems include <em>Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience<\/em>, premiering summer 2022, a one-hour rock music special that sees Wilbur Mole Rat discover clothing and a love for style. Willems co-wrote the script with Tom Warburton and created original music with composer Deborah Wicks La Puma. The special will be available on Cartoonito on HBO Max and Cartoon Network.<\/p>\n<p>Also upcoming from Willems is <em>Unlimited Squirrels!<\/em>, a series that centers on Zoomy and his group of squirrel friends, who help him navigate new encounters and learn things along the way. Willems will co-write with Tim McKeon. 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