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Congratulations, Jon! For winning the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award!
wow
24 hrs ago • Mac Barnett and jen capriola
Jon's Eyes
(The ones he draws. Settle down.)
Apr 12 • Jon Klassen
See Mac & Jon On Tour!
they have four new books
Apr 7 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

March 2026

Six Bunny Books
"I am going to become the most rascally rabbit anyone has ever seen."
Mar 28 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
What Is a Book Trailer?
Nobody knows. But we made one anyway.
Mar 24 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Where Someone Loved Him Best of All
Ursula Nordstrom, Maurice Sendak, and the writing of a great sentence
Mar 14 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
The Future Book
Making a book that's funny to read out loud
Mar 8 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Another Version of Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
There were a lot of skeletons.
Mar 3 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

February 2026

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Looking at Brown Bear, Brown Bear four times
Feb 23 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
6 Dinosaur Books
"It was dinosaur time."
Feb 14 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
An excerpt from Mac's first book for adults
(it's about books for children)
Feb 6 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
The Making of Rumpelstiltskin
Carson Ellis joins us! Mac sings! Like, you can listen to him singing.
Feb 1 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
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