The Rock from the Sky

I love these books! We have all three of the 'I want my hat back' series so we had to get this for our collection.I'm sure these books are partly written for adults with the dry, slightly dark sense of humour and the blunt storytelling!This book is in three parts (96 pages!) and follows a conversation between a tortoise and an armadillo discussing the best place to stand!There is a big rock about to fall from the sky so you start to worry about how safe the spot actually is!By the third part (set in the future) there is an ominous alien space ship floating near their favourite spot too!I love the simple but brilliant illustrations in this book that just add to the humour and suspense in the story.I'm such a big Jon Klassen fan and my six year daughter and I both laughed all the way through. I would highly recommend. These are fab picture books for slightly older children too who understand the more sophisticated humour!!

My grandson, age 3 , loves this book. I enjoy it too!

Another amazing book from this author.My son is such a reluctant reader, but always makes an exception for these books.Great story with the usual touch of humour.

A country road. A tree. Evening. And so begins Act 1 of 5, our two behatted protagonists ruminating on their predicament, on the passing of the days and their place in the infinite expanse of time. In Act 3, a monster appears: devoid of conscience, compassion or remorse, it is perhaps the most chilling literary creation since Not Now Bernard. At this point, our two-year old instructed us to reseal the book in its Amazon delivery envelope and take it away, so he was unable to savour the story's striking conclusion. The book is a beautiful enigma.Edit: He's now four and loves the book!

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I'm 53 and in publishing. It's right up there with all the grown-up novels I know. I nearly died laughing. I read it to my 21-year-old. He nearly died laughing. I read it to my 24-year-old. He nearly died laughing. I have bought it for my old Mama, and hope it won't polish her off when it arrives later today. I'm now scouting around for anyone I know with young children, though I'm not sure they'd find it quite so funny. Buy it. Go on. You'll be glad you did.

I bought this for my five year old granddaughters who loved The Skull. This is a subtle text. Complex and fairly challenging for small children. Lots of themes handled with a light touch. Needs more thought than The Skull, though that book has depths too. Recommended with slight reservations.

My kids (3 & 6) LOVE this book. My 6 year old finds it hilarious and insists on reading it to us.

Used it to read to children. They enjoyed it. Children from 5-11 years. I loved it too.

This is adorable and hilarious! Very understated humor, my 12yo and I loved it

The book had me (an adult) in stitches. Loved the simple but suspenseful storyline. Very good for a read along with little kids.

Weird story with almost sardonic humour and I thought some scenes might be a bit scary but my 3 year old loves it! Half the story is in the pictures and the rest is covered using simple bold words. Great for when kids are in the beginning stages of learning letters and understanding how words form.

This is a great book. My two-year-old loved it immediately, and demanded we read (and reread) it every day for weeks on end when it first arrived. He still likes it, months later, though it isn't in quite as heavy rotation (but that's the way it always goes in our house).The story is split into five mini-chapters, so you could do it in chunks if your little one doesn't want to sit through a longer book. But for us, at least, that hasn't been an issue. And the humor is dryer than a preacher on Sunday, as you'd expect from Jon Klassen.Every Klassen book we've gotten for our little guy has been a huge hit. This one is no exception. If you're new to his stuff, this is a great place to start. And if you're already familiar, then stop postponing the inevitable, and ante up already. Five stars all the way.

My first grader and I read a book every night. For the last few years, it has mostly been me reading to her, but we're beginning to transition to books where we split the reading duties or she reads to me. This is currently our favorite book and one that she was able to master reading after just a few times through.It's very fun (like all his books) and has plenty to talk about with your kids as you go through it (if that's something you enjoy doing). It's also a book I've found my daughter reading on her own recently, which is new for her and a great sign!Highly recommended for kindergarten through most elementary grades, but likely on a first grade reading level for most kids if they'll be doing the reading.