This hilarious title has quickly become a holiday favorite in the last two years, especially in our house! For those unfamiliar with Barnett and Klassen’s work, the marvelously dry-humored duo is responsible for some seriously funny picture books (Sam and Dave Dig a Hole is a personal favorite). As the title would indicate, this story … Continue reading Holiday Book Countdown, Day 21: HOW DOES SANTA GO DOWN THE CHIMNEY? (Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen)
While this title isn’t new this year, it’s such a perennial favorite of ours that we didn’t dare leave it off our list! A retelling of a classic Tyrolean (i.e., from the Austrian state of Tyrol) folktale, THE SKULL tells the tale of a lonely talking skull living in an abandoned manor, and the little … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Day Countdown, Day 18: The Skull by Jon Klassen
Hello, friends! Our book today is Circle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, third in their wonderfully odd Shape trilogy. Circle is.. well, a circle. She is friends with Triangle and Square (the protagonists of the previous two books), and they often play together. One day, they meet up near Circle’s waterfall to play a … Continue reading Circle (Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, another strange and funny story from the duo that brought you Triangle. Square is a simple shape. Each morning, he wakes up, chooses one of the cube-shaped rocks from inside his cave, and slowly but surely pushes it up the hill to … Continue reading Square (Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, a delightfully weird fable about making the best of a bad situation. A mouse is scampering through the woods one day when he comes upon a wolf - who promptly eats him. Trapped … Continue reading The Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse (Mac Barnett)
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