This is a chance to learn more about who illustrated your favourite books. I like a story that allows the viewer to wander around a little bit and find. An exclusive gallery nucleus x jon klassen x 70 x 178 cotton blanket machine woven in americamachine wash in cold water, delicate cycle, no bleach, dry on cool cycle. We begin with a firm favourite among kids and adults alike, a relative newcomer to the scene but one whose books have already become classics. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. I want my hat back, we found a hat, and this is not my hat. Jon klassen is currently considered a single author. After working as an illustrator on animated feature films, music videos and. He is also the illustrator of two caldecott honor books. White readaloud award winner and a theodor seuss geisel honor book. I hope i make a book that feels like this book some day. Laura lee animation background design graphique visual communication book publishing architecture art blog illustration art book. Discount prices on books by jon klassen, including titles like circle. When childrens book author and illustrator jon klassen visits schools to read his new book, we found a hat, he also likes to read the green ribbon from a collection of scary.
He has written and illustrated three picture books of his own and illustrated many other author s texts. The third book in a trilogy by author and illustrator jon klassen, it was the first not to end with one animal eating another. 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. The darkly funny this is not my hat was also the 2014 britains kate greenaway medal recipient, making klassen. At just 32 years old, jon klassen is one of the most successful. Jon klassen is former animator who made his name on the kids book scene with his quirky trilogy about missing headwear. Jon klassen cm born november 29, 1981 is a canadian writer and illustrator of childrens books and an animator. Jon klassen is a childrens book author illustrator and animator renowned around the world for having woven the clever tales of i want my hat back 2011 and this is not my hat2012 which follows the same narrative as the 2011 work and was the recipient of both the american caldecott medal and the british kate greenaway medal for childrens book.
Book illustrator turned writer jon klassen will share insights in hong kong on the creative process in writing childrens picture books. Jon klassen books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. An interview with jon klassen art of the picture book. Not only that, but she recognized it in the roughs of this new book. Jon klassen this week were beginning a series of blog posts that will focus on some of our favourite illustrators, their lives and their works. I want my hat back is the first book he has both written and illustrated. Jon klassen has 27 books on goodreads with 3128 ratings.
I like the use of light in this image, the way that the forest is. New children illustration art picture books jon klassen 52 ideas ghost shows, jon klassen. Jon klassen is the awardwinning author and illustrator of i want my hat back, this is not my hat and we found a hat. See more ideas about jon klassen, illustration and childrens book illustration. He most recently provided the spinechilling illustrations for kenneth oppels. Look below for some fascinating examples from several of his books. We interviewed jon klassen, new york times best selling illustrator and author of childrens books, including the 20 caldecott medal winner, this is not my hat, and i want my hat back, new york times best illustrated book of 2011 and 2010 canadian governor generals award winner. The wolf, the duck, and the mouse by mac barnett, jon. Author and illustrator jon klassen walks us through his creative process and discusses sources of inspiration. Love illustration by jon klassen jon klassen, we go together like, i love you. Jon klassen created illustrations for the popular series the incorrigible children of ashton place and served as an illustrator on the animated feature film coraline. Jon klassen is the author illustrator of i want my hat back, an e.
Jon klassen techniques and thoughts on childrens book. I like dryer materials rather than wet ones like paint or watercolor. Mac barnett, jon klassen illustrator hardcover mar 2019. Find books like i want my hat back from the worlds largest community of readers. 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. See more ideas about jon klassen, childrens book illustration and illustration art. Seven questions over breakfast with jon klassen blaine. An interview with jon klassen and mac barnett art of the. Find authors like jon klassen from the worlds largest community of readers. Jon klassen is an illustrator, designer, and concept artist hailing from ontario, canada. 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. How canadian jon klassen became one of the most sought.
Visit jon klassen is the awardwinning, bestselling author and illustrator of several picture books. Illustrator and author jon klassen, whose most famous work is his recently completed hat trilogy has bought laughter, joy and hats to the lives of many a. Lemony snicket is the awardwinning, bestselling author of many alarming books including those in a series of unfortunate events and all the wrong questions. How canadian jon klassen became one of the most soughtafter. Jon klassen is the new york times bestselling writer and illustrator of the hat trilogy of childrens books, which began with this is not my hat and was followed by i want my hat back. Jon klassen the eric carle museum of picture book art. Oct 8, 2016 jon klassen is a canadian writer and illustrator of childrens books and an animator. Klassen has worked on a number of high profile film and animation projects, including the u2 music video ill go crazy if i dont go crazy tonight, henry selicks coraline, and a tv spot for bbcs coverage of. Jon klassen is the author illustrator of i want my hat back, a theodor seuss geisel honor book. I want my hat back by jon klassen overdrive rakuten. Within five years of launching his career as a childrens author and illustrator, jon klassen has received the industrys top prizes and sold over a million copies of his books worldwide.
Picture book author jon klassen picks his favourite kids books. 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 received the 2010 canadian governor generals award for his illustrations in caroline stutsons cats night out. An interview with caldecott winner jon klassen american. New york times best illustrated childrens books of 2012. He also illustrated mac barnetts extra yarn and served as an illustrator. Nov 2, 2015 jon klassen born 1981 is a canadian writer and illustrator of. 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. Smith was born in tulsa, oklahoma, but moved to corona, california at a young age. New york times bestselling team of mac barnett and jon klassen dig down. Authors similar to jon klassen meet your next favorite book. The 8 books jon klassen would love to illustrate cbc books. This is not my hat, winner of the caldecott medal and the kate greenaway medal.
We interviewed jon klassen, new york times best selling illustrator and. His own books are called i want my hat back, this is not my hat and we found a hat. Jon klassen is the author illustrator of i want my hat back and this is not my hat, the only book to ever win both the kate greenaway and caldecott medal. We interviewed jon klassen and mac barnett about their trilogy that begins with triangle, and includes the upcoming square and circle. He is the illustrator of two caldecott honor books. Klassen, who speaks the language of the picture book like few other authors and illustrators. Jon klassen s typical minimalism reaches a new level of refinement in we found a hat in my opinion the best and most stirring in his hat trilogy. Illustrator jon klassen s 2012 bghb picture book award speech. He also illustrated extra yarn, a 20 caldecott honor book, and 2015 caldecott honor book. Its still a large part of why i like making books, and my affection for them in general. Jon klassen librarything catalog your books online. Extra yarn, by mac barnett, illustration by jon klaassen.
Caldecott medal winner jon klassen talked to american libraries in two video interviews at the 2015 ala annual conference in the first video, he discusses the picture books. 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. About jon klassen jon klassen is the author illustrator of i want my hat back, a theodor seuss geisel honor book. His illustrations for caroline stutsons cats night out won the governor general award in 2010. He won the 20 caldecott medal for illustration, recognizing this is not my hat, which he also wrote. Kevin henkes became an authorillustrator when he was nineteen years old, working on a card table in his bedroom. You probably know jon klassen from his delightfully humorous books i want my hat back. Now youll also know him as the artist behind the poignant illustrations in pax. And like most good jokes, it rewards a little pondering. Winner of both the caldecott medal and the kate greenaway medal, jon klassen is the bestselling author and illustrator of the hat trilogy, including i want my hat back, this is not my hat, and we found a. Small gift bag featuring artwork from jon klassen s bestselling picture book, i want my hat back. Maybe that seems like a fatuously obvious observation about a man who, at thirtyone. He has written and illustrated three picture books of his own and illustrated many other authors texts. Inspiring writer illustrator interview jon klassen by writer illustrator inspiration pearlygrace daily june 10th, 20 at 8.
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