books featuring the art of jon klassen. (108-110)

one of the things i enjoy about subbing at albany park school is when the kids have reading time with mrs. perigo.  she used to the school librarian and now goes once a month to read classes for a half an hour.

one day she brought in jon klassman's new book "this is not my hat" by jon klassman because it won the 2013 caldecott medal for its illustrations.  i knew of klassman's first book "i want my hat back" but decided to check it out along with his new book.  i also saw he illustrated a book for lemony snicket and checked it out too.

"i want my hat back" is the story of a bear who can not find his hat.  he asks a handful of animals who have not seen it.  he even asked the rabbit who took it (but he didn't notice).  the bear eventually get his hat back by sitting on the rabbit.  lol

my auntie always tells me if people mess with me, i can just sit on them. so i liked the bear's style:

in "this is not my hat" a tiny fish is swimming around in a hat that is not his. but who is the owner?!?! turns out to be quite a large fish that eats the thief.  

"the dark" was written by lemon snicket and is the perfect story for a child that is afraid of the dark.  the dark beckons the little boy throughout the dark, dark house to the dark, dark basement . . . to give him a lightblub!  how friendly the dark actually is!

i also loved how the book was filled darkness (not scary things but actual dark) as seen in the photos below.

i really enjoy klassman's art.  a gallery in so cal featured his art.  i also found a website that sells birthday cards designed by him.   i might get some for decor when i finally move into an apt.

but I'd you have a kid, you should check out these books.  and if you like art, you should check them out too.