Your Forest

By Jon Klassen

Book Overview

"Lulling rhythms, interactive language, and repeating words soothe and amuse, giving readers a place to envision themselves and return to whenever they like." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the incomparable Jon Klassen, one in a trio of companion board books for the youngest of children

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 focusing 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.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536230839
• ISBN13: 9781536230833
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

This Book is Well-Loved

Our toddler is absolutely obsessed with this book; the entire trilogy of Your Places, honestly. It's not necessarily a story, as one might expect, but allows your child to imagine a forest (or island, or farm) of their very own, and tells them to dream about all the things they may do there the next day. My kid loves it, and is especially excited by the (very unexpected) ghost in her forest. In fact, he's her favorite part. I love this book, for how comforting and easy it is to read, and how much it seems to speak to my child. The artwork is super cute, and it's perfect for reading aloud right before bed.

So cute and creative

Fun for parents and kids