Jon klassen is a writer and illustrator of childrens books. Jon klassens rise to kidlit stardom quill and quire. Jon klassens deliciously deadpan hat tales continue to surprise and delight readers of all ages, and they are all now available in one impeccably designed boxed set along with a free frameable. With his signature sly humour and respect for young readers, canadian authorillustrator jon klassen has become an international kidlit star photo. Circle, square, and triangle play a game together with surprising results.
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Jon klassen, awardwinning childrens author and illustrator, named to the order of canada, june 29, 2018. Author and illustrator jon klassen walks us through his creative process and discusses sources of inspiration. Look below for some fascinating examples from several of his books. This is not my hat, winner of the caldecott medal and the kate greenaway medal. This helps guarantee that your submission ends up in the right persons queue. Triangle by mac barnett, jon klassen, hardcover barnes. Along with your books title, please include the name of the agent you are querying in the subject field. Biography and booking information for jon klassen, new york times bestselling childrens author and illustrator, known for i want my hat back. Mac barnett is the author of several books for children, including extra yarn, illustrated by jon klassen, a caldecott honor book and winner of a boston globehorn book award, and sam and.
Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about. Beloved childrens book author and illustrator jon klassen explores this disorienting paradox with great subtlety, simplicity, and sensitivity in we found a hat public library the. Celebrated author, illustrator and caldecott award winner not to mention red cap cards artist, jon is a master at creating tension and story arcs with very subtle details in his art work. Jon klassen jon klassen is the illustrator of the 2012 boston globehorn book picture book award winner extra yarn. He is the caldecott medalwinning author and illustrator of i want my hat back, this is not my hat and we found a hat, as well as the illustrator of sam and dave dig a hole and extra yarn by mac barnett, the dark by lemony snicket, pax by sara pennypacker and the nest by kenneth oppel. John rocco is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Jon klassen laika studios animation norman rockwell visual development childrens book illustration les oeuvres book art dragons jon klassen is an amazing illustrator.
An interview with jon klassen and mac barnett art of the. Jon klassen speakers bureau and booking agent info. Jon klassen is former animator who made his name on the kids book scene with his quirky trilogy about missing headwear. Feb 16, 2016 illustrations by illustrator jon klassen. How canadian jon klassen became one of the most soughtafter childrens book illustrators in the world mark medley published october 10, 2014 updated june 5, 2017. He is the illustrator of two caldecott honor books, including sam and dave dig a hole and extra yarn, both written by mac barnett, as well as house held up by trees, written by ted kooser. Jon klassen is the author illustrator of i want my hat back, a theodor seuss geisel honor book, and this is not my hat, winner of the caldecott medal. Jon klassen discusses decoys and daffy duck the author and illustrator wraps up his trilogy of childrens books about animals and hats, and talks about a few of his favorite things. Writers house, a literary agency childrens book award.
Jon klassen cm born november 29, 1981 is a canadian writer and illustrator of childrens books and an animator. Click on a book cover or title for a brief description and a look inside. From bestselling and awardwinning author mac barnett and illustrator jon klassen comes extra yarn, a caldecott honor book, boston globehorn book award winner, and a new york. Canadian illustrator jon klassen finds success with i want. The first book in jon klassens hat trilogy a marvelous book in the true dictionary sense of marvel. Celebrated author, illustrator and caldecott award winner not to mention red cap cards artist, jon is a master at creating tension and story arcs with. The incorrigible jon klassen illustration, illustration.
Mac barnett is an awardwinning author of childrens books, both. He is the caldecott medalwinning author and illustrator of i want my hat back, this is not my hat and we found a hat, as well as the. A bear searches for his missing hat in the bestselling, multiple awardwinning picture book debut of jon klassen. In 1998, malk opened the san diego office for writers house, part of the agencys. I want my hat back, we found a hat, and this is not my hat. The scbwi 2012 summer conference introduced me to jon klassen whose work i admired for years but never really attached his name to it and steven malk. Wils wilson turns jon klassens laconic picture book into a boisterous delight of a show that keeps no secrets about the land of makebelieve from its audience published. He won both the american caldecott medal and the british kate greenaway medal for childrens book illustration, recognizing the 2012 picture book this is not my hat, which he also wrote. See more ideas about jon klassen, illustration art and illustration. In his bestselling debut picture book, the multiple awardwinning jon klassen, illustrator of. He is the first person to win both awards for the same work. Carson ellis is an awardwinning illustrator of several childrens books, including the new york times bestsellers, wildwood, written by colin meloy, and the composer is dead, written by lemony snicket. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Natalie neal given how crazy in a good way the past.
Founded in 2011 by industry veterans marcia wernick and linda pratt, the. Yet in winnipeg, few people know of jon klassen, the 33yearold childrens author and illustrator from right here in the city. We met at a party our mutual agent steve was throwing. Jon klassen is the authorillustrator of i want my hat back, a theodor seuss geisel honor book. I want my hat back by jon klassen illustrator alibris. Two books by jon klassen are also mentioned later as reasons for querying steven malk. Jon klassen, then a newly minted authorillustrator standing before a gymnasiums worth of school children, selected a shy third grader from the. Elana roth parker the official manuscript wish list website. Illustrator klassens watercolor, graphite, and digitally created illustrations are evocative in their muted. Author and illustrator of childrens books on the complexity of conveying simple emotions. Jon klassen, childrens literature star, launches book in.
A lot of things astonished jon klassen about the reception given his first picture book, i want my hat back. Seven questions over breakfast with jon klassen blaine. He won the 20 caldecott medal for illustration, recognizing this is not my hat, which he also wrote. The wolf, the duck, and the mouse by mac barnett, jon. Jon klassen knew the conclusion of his first childrens book, i want my hat back candlewick press, was a subversive risk, but there was no other way for it to end in the story, a bear loses his favourite red.
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