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Where the Wild Things Are
Jon and Mac consider: annoying Sendak quotes, Mac's high-school bully, gutter talk, a photo of Maurice looking good in a white tee, ambiguity…
Oct 4, 2024
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Frog and Toad
Jon and Mac consider: cookie memes, are Frog and Toad picture books?, mismatched best friends, font talk, "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs," resting…
Sep 13, 2025
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Mac Barnett
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Jon Klassen
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Goodnight Moon
Jon and Mac consider: the plight of the picture book author, wildlife trafficking, tangenting, disappearing socks, death, life, and mush
Jan 13, 2025
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Mac Barnett
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Jon Klassen
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Goodnight Moon
Jan 13, 2025
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Jon's Eyes
Apr 12
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Jan 24
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Jon Klassen
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Six Board Books
Feb 14, 2025
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Jon Klassen
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The Making of Rumpelstiltskin
Feb 1
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Jon Klassen
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Millions of Cats
Oct 18, 2024
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Jon Klassen
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An excerpt from Make Believe, Mac's first book for adults
Make Believe comes out Tuesday
May 3
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Three Really Great Moments in a Book
"All Kings can jump like this."
Apr 27
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Stopping Off Place: Endpapers
01 Mothers Are That Way by Ruth Shaw Radlauer, illustrated by Abner Graboff, 1960
Apr 18
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Stopping Off Place
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Congratulations, Jon! For winning the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award!
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Apr 14
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Mac Barnett
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jen capriola
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Jon's Eyes
(The ones he draws. Settle down.)
Apr 12
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Jon Klassen
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See Mac & Jon On Tour!
they have four new books
Apr 7
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Mac Barnett
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Jon Klassen
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Six Bunny Books
"I am going to become the most rascally rabbit anyone has ever seen."
Mar 28
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Mac Barnett
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Jon Klassen
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What Is a Book Trailer?
Nobody knows. But we made one anyway.
Mar 24
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Mac Barnett
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Jon Klassen
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