Hidden Pigeon Company (“HPC”) is a kids and family content company expanding the reach and impact of author/illustrator Mo Willems’ best-selling catalog of children’s books and intellectual property across all entertainment platforms, including television, film, digital, gaming, live events, location-based experiences, publishing, consumer products and more. Mo Willems is an author, illustrator, animator and playwright, who delivers surprise and delight by creating extraordinary engaging experiences for audiences at every touch point, inspiring kids and former kids to read, play and create, empowering them to make it their own all while celebrating the fun of being silly. Willems was the inaugural Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence (2019–2022), and is best known for his fifty #1 New York Times bestselling picture books, which have been awarded three Caldecott Honors (DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS!, KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY TALE, KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO: A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY), and his celebrated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE early reader series, which has been awarded two Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and five Geisel Honors. Over the last decade, Willems has become the most produced playwright of the Theater for Young Audiences in America, having written or co-written four musicals based on his books. Willems began his career as a writer and animator on PBS’ Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards for Writing. His other television work includes two series on Cartoon Network: Sheep in the Big City (creator and head writer) and Codename: Kids Next Door (head writer).