The mad hatter
The Rock from the Sky
Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House Canada,
April
Jon Klassen is back – not that he really went away. It’s just that it’s been four years since he released his last solo work, the final book in his bestselling Hat trilogy. (This Is Not My Hat was the first book to receive both the Caldecott and the Kate Greenaway medals.) Since then, he’s only done collaborations, illustrating books with his friend and author Mac Barnett and others. Recent standouts include the chapter book Skunk and Badger, written by Amy Timberlake. This spring, Klassen has a new story to tell about animals that look and feel very similar to the Hat cast (in fact, the two main characters in The Rock from the Sky both sport stylish bowlers).