I had wanted to be the best cog I could be.īut then slowly but surely, I started to find out that I had specific things I wanted to do in different ways - my own specific stuff. But the more I worked, the more I started finding ways of doing things that I wanted to do on my own. The whole point of animation, for me, was to be working as a cog in somebody else's thing.
I did that for a number of years, mostly as a designer. I wanted the job - the idea of going to a studio and working all the time on something was great. I had always thought I was going to work as an animator, or at least in animation. When did you decide that being a writer and illustrator was something you wanted to do as a career? He spoke with CBC Books about his art, his career and his unique approach to children's literature.
It's an ambitious book that is longer than a typical picture book and includes weighty themes of anxiety, confirmation bias and isolation. Klassen's latest children's book, The Rock from the Sky, marks his first solo project since 2016. His long list of prestigious honours includes the American Caldecott Medal and CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal (both for This Is Not My Hat, which he wrote and illustrated), as well as the Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature - illustration for Cats' Night Out, which was written by Caroline Stutson. In 2018, it was announced that Klassen was selected to become a member of the Order of Canada for "his transformative contributions to children's literature." Jon Klassen is a Canadian author and illustrator now based in Los Angeles. Klassen is one of the most sought after illustrators in North America his books include the Hat series - I Want My Hat Back, This is Not My Hat and We Found a Hatand he has also frequently collaborated with American author Mac Barnett on books like Triangle, The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, Sam and Dave Dig a Holeand Circle.
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