When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place -- a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. Narrated by Mo Willems and Jon Scieszka with animation by Pete List.

"When Yeti, the school bus driver, takes the class on a surprise trip, everyone wants to know: 'Are we there, Yeti?'"--

Paterson is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey - they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer. He goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura's world is ever changing....

Simple text and photographs describe a bus driver, including different kinds of bus drivers and what a route is.

Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time -- but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake. "Llega la noche, pero la paloma no quiere ir a la cama! ¿Dejaras que se quede despierta hasta tarde?"--Back cover.

Dog loves being a bus driver as he diligently drops off animal passengers at their stops.

Throughout a hilarious board book, Pigeon runs through his signature gamut of emotions while attempting to thwart his old nemesis, the bus driver.