It's a classic Klassen: simple, weird, funny, expressive, and beautiful (just look at that changing sky <3): Does it even matter?. Not much actually happens in this book, but Klaasen is completely unique in that he just wants kids to talk about the book and what happens in it, the three creatures and their relationships with each other. Een verhaal over vriendschap, onzeker zijn en een blik naar de toekomst gericht. De tekst bevat korte zinnen die veel uitdrukken. De mooie illustraties stralen rust uit en zijn ingetogen van kleur waarbij de enkele details veel uitdrukken door lichaamshouding en gezichtsuitdrukking van de dieren. Een prentenboek dat zeer knap in elkaar steekt en voor verschillende leeftijden anders geïnterpreteerd zal worden door de ingebrachte lagen. Een filosofische ‘wat als’ kan een mooie discussie teweegbrengen.

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Jon Klassen es uno de ellos, por sus personajes hieráticos propensos a la suspicacia y a la ira, por sus paisajes desérticos, por sus diálogos minimalistas, por la manera que tiene de dilatar el tiempo, de generar tensión con muy pocos elementos y por, en definitiva, su sentido del humor extraño, casi akikaurismäkiano. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.

UPDATE: Ok, I get it now. It's like a grumpy six-year old has a conversation George Costanza on an episode of Seinfeld. The story is absurd and the characters are cranky. But together somehow it all works. I feel at peace now.

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It is also, as it just so happens, a book that may be impossible to encapsulate well in a review. Let me put it this way then: Would you like to read a book that will make you laugh and your kids laugh, and all of you are laughing for real, no one faking it, and enjoying this book for the exact same reasons? Because what we have here is a bit of a unicorn. It’s a book that is amusing to children and adults in precisely the same way. It straddles ages and even, I’d suggest, different kinds of senses of humor. Add in the fact that it’s beautiful to look at (yes, kudos on those skies, Jon), a tiny bit poignant, and contains funny hats and I’d say it’s a winner to its core. The kind of book that comes out of the blue and just hits you with its charm. Turtle and Armadillo see all sorts of things in the future of their little spot. What do you think the future will be like where you live? It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.

I read this picture book about a turtle, armadillo and snake in chapters (similar to Maurice Sendak's Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue) twice and still felt as if I missed something. I felt the ending was ambiguos. IMHO, Readers will either love it or feel frustrated by it. The art is fascinatingly cinematic in a flip-book kind of way, using the static nature of the simple scenes and repeated compositions to set off the drama of small gestures, changes of position, and eye shifts; of course, this being Klassen, all three animals sport natty headgear, ranging from bijou bowlers to a lovely little beret for the snake. The sly humor and touch of sci-fi will make this a winner for reluctant later-stage readers as well as beginning readers developing their stamina, and it’ll be a great conspiratorial co-read with adults or sibs. I tried reading it again and again. But I still cannot hear what it has to say. Maybe it needs to come closer. :) Jon Klassen is o.a. bekend van ‘Ik wil mijn hoed terug’, ‘We hebben een hoed’ en ‘Deze hoed is niet van mij’. Ook in dit boek dragen de personages schildpad, gordeldier en slang een hoed, echter de verblijfplek is hier het onderwerp. My 5 1/2 year old granddaughter loved this story. She is beginning to read the simple words herself, and loved the dialog among the three animals. The wonderful water-color illustrations are a huge part of this book's appeal and contribute to the book's charm.

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Als je dit boek ziet, weet je gelijk: dit is bijzonder. Geen rots te zien op het omslag, laat staan van boven. Wel in letters in de titel. Geen felle kleuren en toch nodigt het minimalistische uit tot openen van dit dikke prentenboek. Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it . . .

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This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by A hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere, but you just can’t put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit and existential silliness, celebrated picture-book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages. Zo gaat de conversatie op een droge humoristische manier verder. Wat voelt goed, wat voelt beter. Ze staan alleen. De een bij een bloem, de ander bij een plantje. Dan komt de slang erbij en stopt bij het gordeldier. De schildpad gaat overstag. Net op tijd. Ze staan met zijn drieën bij de plant. En dan valt er iets. Een rots. Condition: New. Look up! From the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the Hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem.Turtle really likes standing in his favourite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But n.

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This book was a thumbs up! It was funny but I’m glad the tortoise is OK. The pictures were my favourite bit, I loved everybody’s cool hats. Reynolds and Brown have crafted a Halloween tale that balances a really spooky premise with the hilarity that accompanies any mention of underwear.

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Een rots: je kunt erop klimmen, erbij zitten en er is plek genoeg voor twee. Het wordt avond en ze bedenken hoe de toekomst eruit zou kunnen zien. Ze filosoferen wat en zien een compleet bos voor zich, daar bovenop die rots. Ze denken iets te horen, maar ook te zien. Is dat de toekomst?