JON KLASSEN is the
New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of numerous books who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2018 for his contributions to children’s literature. Jon’s
I Want My Hat Back, a #1
New York Times bestseller, was named a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, a
New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, and a
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year. The second book in his hat trilogy
, This Is Not My Hat, won the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal. His recent books include the Your Places board books and
The Skull, a #1
New York Times bestseller that earned six starred reviews and a piece in the
New York Times Book Review in which Ransom Riggs refers to Jon as both "the dean of deadpan" and a "national treasure." He is also the illustrator of
Extra Yarn,
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and the Shapes Trilogy, all by Mac Barnett. Originally from Niagara Falls Ontario, Jon now lives in Los Angeles.
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