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Jon Klassen

Apr

23

2020

The Nest written by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Jon Klassen

The summer after Steve finishes 6th grade three things happen: His baby brother is born, though he is sickly and must return to the hospital for numerous tests. Steve learns that he might never, walk, talk, or feed himself. If he survives. Angels visit Steve in a dream. Wasps start building a nest in the …

Apr

6

2012

House Held Up By Trees by Ted Kooser, illustrated by Jon Klassen

“Ted Kooser is an award-winning poet and former US Poet Laureate. I had previously read some of his prose (and quite liked it) so I was eager to read this, his first children’s book. And he does not disappoint! With muted watercolor illustrations to accompany the story, Kooser tells the tale of a family who …