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The Rock from the Sky (Hardback)
Jon Klassen (author,illustrator)Published: 13/04/2021
Boasting the same wry, deadpan humour and distinctive artwork that made Klassen’s Hat trilogy such a phenomenon, The Rock from the Sky is a hilarious tale of friendship and frustration between a turtle and an armadillo.
Look up! From the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the Hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem.
Turtle really likes standing in his favourite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it...
A hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there's something off somewhere, but you just can't put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit and existential silliness, celebrated picture-book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781406395570
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 570 g
Dimensions: 265 x 200 x 10 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Saturated with Klassen’s characteristic wry humour, and ideal for children of four or five and up, it’s full of side-eyeing reptiles, shared imaginings, creeping suspense and narrowly avoided catastrophe. - The Guardian
The writer and illustrator Jon Klassen has become something of a star following the trilogy that started with I Want My Hat Back , his spare, dry style offering a darkly different take on life for young readers while inspiring internet memes and even tattoos for the oldies. All will surely love his latest, The Rock from the Sky, a picture book in five vignettes with a distinct, absurdist flavour and Klassen’s trademark muted palette. - The Observer (The New Review)
Jon Klassen’s deadpan humour has won him multiple awards and this extended picture book deserves similar accolades. Our old friend Turtle is back, standing in his favourite spot when Armadillo arrives and senses something bad may be about to happen. . . So begins a wonderfully witty and visual examination of fate, interspersed with just a tiny menacing taste of another world. - The Daily Mail & The Scottish Daily Mail
A new Jon Klassen is always a treat, and this deadpan gem will make you simultaneously laugh out loud and marvel at his visual wizardry. - Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
It is likely that Jon Klassen’s The Rock From The Sky will be enjoyed as much by adults in the family as by the children. […] To say this book is funny is to under-estimate Jon Klassen’s brand of extraordinary, straight-faced, hilarious sense of humour. Enjoy it. - Newbury Weekly News
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