Fortunately with Jon Klassen
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English - July 16, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBBooks Arts Fiction children's books reading literature middle grade young adult literacy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode ,Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of the Hat trilogy, talks about his bumper new picture book – The Rock From the Sky.
The story unfolds over five surprising chapters and follows a familiar cast of awkward animals as they come to terms with the enormous boulder that disrupts their lives.
He talks about some of the surprising influences behind his new story, ranging from Samuel Becket to Stanley Kubrick, Maurice Sendak to Edward Gorey. But first we discuss ‘Fortunately’ another classic story of unforeseen consequences by of one of his picture book idols, Remy Charlip.
Work mentioned in this programme
The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
Fortunately by Remy Charlip
The 39 Steps by John Buchan, illustrated by Edward Gorey
The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket
I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by John Klassen
The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy Charlip
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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