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)
Hello, friends! Today's book is the hilariously strange Sam & Dave Dig A Hole, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, a silly and surreal story about two boys and their quest to find something spectacular. On Monday, Sam and Dave (with trusty pet dog in tow) decide to dig a hole. They … Continue reading Sam & Dave Dig A Hole (Mac Barnett)
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