Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen have made three books together: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, which won a Caldecott Honor and an E.B. White Read Aloud Award; Extra Yarn, which won a Caldecott Honor, an E.B. White Read Aloud Award and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse. They both live in California, USA, but in different cities.
It’s what you would expect from this pairing and then just a touch
more genius. If you’re not already aware of their work, we suggest
you rectify that immediately. Filled with original storylines,
uncomplicated but meaningful text, a discernible humour and
instantly recognisable artwork, there’s everything to appreciate
about their work.[…] A story with a perfectly simple premise
executed to perfection in the only way Barnett and Klassen know
how.”
*Picture Books Blogger*
“Klassen’s restrained earthy palette and minimalist scenes (those
eloquent eyes again), are in perfect harmony with Barnett’s even
sparer, deadpan text allowing readers to step into the narrative
landscape and fill for themselves, the host of gaps left by the
book’s genius creators. Prankish play or something more sinister? I
come down on the side of the former. This book is the first of a
planned trilogy from this formidable team: I eagerly anticipate the
next one … and the next.”
*Red Reading Hub*
“Mac Barnett’s wily story and Jon Klassen’s eyes-tell-all
illustrations make Triangle a really fun read-aloud for
preschoolers, early elementary kids, and their adults.”
*Boing Boing*
“The images are deceptively simple; the characters inhabit a world
of triangles, squares and the “shapes with no names”. Each is
rendered beautifully. As with Klassen’s solo work, the eyes reveal
everything about the characters, bring two basic shapes-on-legs to
life.”
*Irish Times Weekend*
“Brilliant and hilarious, award-winning Jon Klassen and Mac
Barnett’s Triangle is the gem of a book.”
*Julia Eccleshare LoveReading, Book of the Month*
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