Description

From the bestselling creator Jon Klassen, Your Forest is one in a trio of casebound board books perfect for sharing and gifting to the youngest of children.

“A comforting board book about imagination and safe spaces from the legendary author of I Want My Hat Back that creates a charming forest from a handful of familiar objects.” – Waterstones

“Full of the usual Klassen charm, young children will enjoy the simple and straightforward way this book is written, while adults will appreciate the deadpan humour.” – The Scotsman

This is your sun.
It is coming up for you.

These are your trees.
They can go over by the sun.

With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, a forest and all its items – a cabin, some rocks, a (nice) forest ghost, a stream, a bridge – are assembled, ending with bedtime as the sun goes down. This is a forest for a young child to have whenever they want to go there. One of a trio of board books focussing on safe spaces, comfort and imagination, Your Forest signals both a departure for Jon Klassen and a story whose peculiar touches of whimsy stamp the book as iconically his.

Collect all the Your Places board books:
Your Island
Your Farm

Publisher Review

A comforting board book about imagination and safe spaces from the legendary author of I Want My Hat Back that creates a charming forest from a handful of familiar objects. * Waterstones * [Jon Klassen] creates spaces in which children can imagine themselves [...] The simplicity of the artwork makes way for the wonderful humour: it's all in the eyes! * Juno Magazine * Sleepy time pleasure of the inimitable Klassen kind . . . Another whimsical wonder to fuel the imagination and provide pre bedtime pleasure of the empowering, world-creating kind. * Red Reading Hub *