Arts
In this episode ,Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of the Hat trilogy, talks about his bumper new picture book – The Rock From the Sky. The story unfolds over five surprising chapters and follows a familiar cast of awkward animals as they come to terms with the enormous boulder that disrupts their lives.He talks about some of the surprising influences behind his new story, ranging from Samuel Becket to Stanley Kubrick, Maurice Sendak to Edward Gorey. But first we discuss ‘Fortunately’ another classic story of unforeseen consequences by of one of his picture book idols, Remy Charlip. Work mentioned in this programme The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen Fortunately by Remy Charlip The 39 Steps by John Buchan, illustrated by Edward Gorey The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by John Klassen The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy Charlip Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale) Support the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)