Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This Is Not My Hat, the only book to ever win both the Kate Greenaway and Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated Triangle, Square, The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse, Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, all written by Mac Barnett, as well as Ted Kooser's House Held Up By Trees. Before making picture books, he worked as an illustrator on the animated feature film, Coraline. Originally from Niagara Falls, Canada, Jon now lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and son. Find Jon online at burstofbeaden.com, on Twitter as @burstofbeaden, and on Instagram as @jonklassen.
“[…] the funniest book ever written and here is why: it is always
funny, every single time you read it. And if you know any children
at all, you will be reading it a lot. It is funny in whatever
language you read it (22 and counting) and to almost every child in
the world.”
*The Guardian*
Repetition for the under 5’s and giggles for the over 25’s (Best
book for laughs)
*The Lady*
This must be one of the simplest yet original entertaining picture
books around at the moment.
*The Telegraph*
This is an author-illustrator who takes you from page to page with
a dry humour which matches his story perfectly.
*The Telegraph*
Elegant books
*Wall Street Journal*
This simple story of a bear looking for his hat is my go to for an
instant pick-up and giggle. Illustrated simply but with obvious
care and forethought, the images convey an extra, subtle layer of
humour which for now is lost on my young children. However they
still appreciate the story and question why I am laughing like a
loon at a bear looking for and finding a hat.
*The Cheltonian*
“Read I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. It’s the most subtle
endorsement of murder you’ll ever find.”
*GQ*
“Fed up with reading sugar-coated bedtime stories? Try Jon
Klassen’s black-humoured book about a bear trying to track down his
missing hat, which your delighted tot will spot long before our
hapless detective. There’s loss, lies, vigilante justice and a
sticky-pawed bunny. The deliciously deadpan dialogue and stylish
muted colour palette will delight all ages, too.”
*Gurgle*
“[…] hilarious and with such amazing illustrations to boot.”
*Gurgle*
Recommended by Frank Cottrell-Boyce as a must read in lockdown on
the Lauren Laverne Radio 6 Show.
*Lauren Laverne Radio 6 Show*
It’s a beautifully constructed, immaculately told joke. The kind I
wish I had told.
*Books for Keeps*
Voted one of the 100 Greatest Picture Books of All Time
*BBC*
Told with deadpan humour, this is a story full of big feelings that
small children will recognise. Plus, for those with the
inclination, there are opportunities to do lots of wacky
voices.
*The i Paper, The best bedtime books of all time*
This is the one of the best examples I can recall of a young
children’s book being equally as funny for adults as kids. Part of
how clever the book is lies in the clues in the illustrations that
help you understand what has actually happened in the story.
*Romesh Ranganathan, The i Paper*
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