Caldecott Medal
Annual U.S. children's book illustrator award
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| 2024 | Won the Carnegie Medal for Illustration for 'The Tree and the River'. |
| March 2024 | Published 'The Last Zookeeper', which he launched online with Just Imagine. |
| September 2023 | Illustrated 'How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney', published by Penguin Random House. |
| July 2023 | Published 'The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale', published by Candlewick. |
| April 2023 | Published 'The Tree and the River'. |
| October 2022 | Illustrated 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', published by Orchard Books. |
| September 2022 | Published 'One Sky'. |
| September 2021 | Illustrated 'Pax, Journey Home' by Sara Pennypacker, published by Balzer + Bray, and 'Egg Marks The Spot' by Amy Timberlake, published by Algonquin. |
| April 2021 | Published 'The Rock from the Sky', published by Candlewick. |
| September 2020 | Published 'My Favorite Color'. |
| September 2020 | Illustrated 'Skunk and Badger' by Amy Timberlake, published by Algonquin. |
| 2019 | Released a boxed set of 'I Want My Hat Back', 'This Is Not My Hat', and 'We Found a Hat' through Candlewick Press. |
| October 2019 |
This is Not My Hat
Candlewick Press released a boxed set called Jon Klassen's Hat Box, which included 'This is Not My Hat' along with its companion books 'I Want My Hat Back' and 'We Found a Hat'.
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| March 2019 | Published 'You Are Light'. |
| March 2019 | Published 'Circle', the third book in the Shape Trilogy with Mac Barnett, published by Candlewick. |
| 2018 | Diane Dillon writes and illustrates 'I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't' after Leo's death. |
| May 2018 | Published 'A Stone for Sascha', which was reviewed by multiple publications including the New York Times Book Review and Kirkus Reviews. |
| May 2018 | Published 'Square', the second book in the Shape Trilogy with Mac Barnett, published by Candlewick. |
| October 2017 | Illustrated 'The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse' by Mac Barnett, published by Candlewick. |
| March 2017 | Published 'Triangle', the first book in the Shape Trilogy with Mac Barnett, published by Candlewick. |
| October 2016 | Published 'We Found a Hat', the third book in his Hat Trilogy, with Candlewick Press. |
| August 2016 | Published Return, the final book in his Journey trilogy. |
| August 26 2016 | The book Return was reviewed by the New York Times. |
| August 19 2016 | The book Return was reviewed by the Financial Times. |
| February 2016 | Illustrated 'Pax' by Sara Pennypacker, published by Balzer + Bray. |
| October 2015 | Illustrated 'The Nest' by Kenneth Oppel, published by Simon & Schuster. |
| April 2015 | Illustrated 'The Unmapped Sea', though Book V of the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series was illustrated by a different artist. |
| 2014 |
This is Not My Hat
An audiobook version of 'This is Not My Hat' was released by Weston Woods Studios, Inc., narrated by John Keating and featuring string instrument accompaniment similar to Peter and the Wolf.
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| October 2014 | Illustrated 'Sam and Dave Dig a Hole' by Mac Barnett, published by Candlewick. |
| September 2014 | Illustrated 'The Witch's Boy' by Kelly Barnhill, published by Algonquin. |
| August 2014 | Published Quest, the second book in his Journey trilogy, which was praised by NPR in anticipation of the Caldecott Award nominees. |
| December 2013 | Illustrated 'The Interrupted Tale', the fourth book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood. |
| August 2013 | Published Journey, the first book in his Journey trilogy. |
| April 2013 | Illustrated 'The Dark' by Lemony Snicket, published by Little, Brown. |
| March 2013 | Illustrated 'The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic' by Allan Wolf, published by Candlewick. |
| 2012 | Received a Caldecott Honor for 'Extra Yarn'. |
| October 2012 | Published 'This Is Not My Hat', the second book in his Hat Trilogy, with Candlewick Press. |
| October 9 2012 |
This is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen published 'This is Not My Hat', a children's picture book featuring fish characters, after struggling to develop stories with previous mammalian characters.
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| May 26 2012 | Leo Dillon dies at age 79 from lung cancer. |
| March 2012 | Illustrated 'House Held Up By Trees' by Ted Kooser, published by Candlewick. |
| March 2012 | Illustrated 'The Unseen Guest', the third book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood. |
| January 2012 | Illustrated 'Extra Yarn' by Mac Barnett, published by Balzer + Bray. |
| September 2011 | Published his first solo picture book 'I Want My Hat Back' through Candlewick Press, which was named one of the '10 Best Illustrated Children's Books for 2011' by The New York Times Book Review. |
| July 2011 | Illustrated 'Vanished' by Sheela Chari, published by Hyperion. |
| February 2011 | Illustrated 'The Hidden Gallery', the second book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood. |
| 2010 | Awarded the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration for the picture book 'Cats' Night Out' by Carolyn Stutson. |
| March 2010 | Illustrated 'Cats' Night Out' by Carolyn Stutson, published by Simon & Schuster. |
| February 2010 | Illustrated 'The Mysterious Howling', the first book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood. |
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