Jon Klassen is een kunstenaar met een onderscheidende visuele stijl, bedreven in het vastleggen van sfeer en emotie. Zijn werk, zowel als illustrator als auteur, kenmerkt zich door speelse verbeelding en zachte humor die lezers van alle leeftijden aanspreekt. Klassen schuwt er niet voor om complexere thema's te verkennen met oog voor detail en emotionele diepgang, waarmee hij de wereld van kinderliteratuur verrijkt. Zijn creaties worden gewaardeerd om hun originaliteit en hun vermogen om zowel glimlachen als nadenken bij lezers op te roepen.
'Vierkant' is het tweede deel in de humoristische vormentrilogie van het succesvolle duo Barnett en Klassen, waarin Vierkant een perfect beeld van Cirkel probeert te maken. Dit boek gaat over Vierkant en zijn vriendin Cirkel. Cirkel denkt dat Vierkant beeldhouwer is en wil graag dat hij een beeld van haar maakt. Dat lukt niet echt, want Vierkant komt erachter dat het niet makkelijk is om een cirkel perfect na te maken.
This is an old story. It is about a girl named Otilla who runs away. It is also about a house in the woods, and a skull who lives there, and a secret the skull has, and the night that Otilla finds out what that secret is.
When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue top hat (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. And even if he does, it's not as though he'll ever know what happened - will he?
Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year. A BIG horse. A STRONG horse. A horse fit for a WARRIOR PRINCESS! But when the day arrives, she doesn't quite get the horse of her dreams ..
Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, "They must have been raised by wolves". The Incorrigible children actually were. Thanks to the efforts of Miss Penelope Lumley, their plucky governess, Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia are much more like children than wolf pups now. They are accustomed to wearing clothes. They hardly ever howl at the moon. And for the most part, they resist the urge to chase squirrels up trees. Despite Penelope's civilizing influence, the Incorrigibles still managed to ruin Lady Constance's Christmas ball, nearly destroying the grand house. So while Ashton Place is being restored, Penelope, the Ashtons, and the children take up residence in London. Penelope is thrilled, as London offers so many opportunities to further the education of her unique students. But the city presents challenges, too, in the form of the palace guards' bearskin hats, which drive the children wild-not to mention the abundance of pigeons the Incorrigibles love to hunt. As they explore London, however, they discover more about themselves as clues about the children's-and Penelope's-mysterious past crop up in the most unexpected ways ..
Since returning from London, the three Incorrigible children and their plucky governess, Miss Penelope Lumley, have been exceedingly busy. Despite their wolfish upbringing, the children have taken up bird watching, with no unfortunate consequences--yet. And a perplexing gift raises hard questions about how Penelope came to be left at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, and why her parents never bothered to return for her. But theirs are not the only families with mysteries to solve. When Lord Fredrick’s long-absent mother arrives with the noted explorer, Admiral Faucet, gruesome secrets tumble out of the Ashton family tree. And when the Admiral’s prized racing ostrich gets loose in the forest, it will take all the Incorrigibles’ skills to find her. The hunt for the runaway ostrich is on. But Penelope is worried. Once back in the wild, will the children forget about books and poetry, and go back to their howling, wolfish ways? What if they never want to come back to Ashton Place at all?
From the bestselling creator Jon Klassen, Your Forest is one in a trio of companion board books for the youngest of children.This is your sun.It is coming up for you.These are your trees.They can go over by the sun.With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, a f[Bokinfo].
Exploring themes of friendship and fate, this book offers a humorous take on the peculiar sensations that arise when something feels amiss. Through a whimsical narrative, it delves into shared visions of the future, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of human connections and the uncertainties of life.