Jon Klassen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jon Klassen
Occupation	Children's Author
Date Of Birth	Nov 29, 1981(1981-11-29)
Age	43
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Birth City	Manitoba
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jon Klassen Biography

Jon Klassen is one of the most popular and richest Children's Author who was born on November 29, 1981 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Illustrator and author behind award-winning books for children, I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat. Both of the books have been New York Times Best Sellers and have earned him awards such as The Kate Greenaway Award.

In 2013 He created the illustrations for In 2013, he illustrated the Lemony Snicket book The Dark. book The Dark.

Jon Klassen CM (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children’s books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children’s book illustration, recognizing the 2012 picture book This Is Not My Hat, which he also wrote. He is the first person to win both awards for the same work.

Klassen told Illustration Mundo at the end of 2008, “I work at an animation studio right now on things that won’t come out for years and years. … it can sometimes feel like the equivalent of emptying a glass of water into a lake.”

The name of his wife is Moranne Keeler.

Jon Klassen Net Worth

Jon Klassen is one of the richest Children's Author from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jon Klassen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2005 He completed his studies at Sheridan College with a degree in animation. He was the first illustrator of a children’s picture book in 2010. Cats Night Out.

Prior to his first venture writing books, the author was employed as an animator on some of the biggest films such as Kung Fu Panda and Coraline.

Klassen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1981 and grew up in Niagara Falls and Toronto, Ontario. He studied animation at Sheridan College, graduated in 2005, and moved to Los Angeles.

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Who is Jon Klassen Dating?

According to our records, Jon Klassen married to Moranne Keeler. As of December 1, 2023, Jon Klassen’s is not dating anyone.

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Klassen modified the story in a companion book one year later, This Is Not My Hat (Candlewick, 2012). It features a little fish who steals and wears the hat of a big fish, whom the little one evades until the last pages. Finally the big fish swims back into the book, wearing the hat, with no sign of the thief. This one won the Caldecott and Greenaway Medals, from the American and British professional librarians respectively. According to the award committee, “With minute changes in eyes and the slightest displacement of seagrass, Klassen’s masterful illustrations tell the story the narrator doesn’t know.” Klassen was also awarded with a Caldecott Honor that same year for Extra Yarn, only the second time that has happened. The Greenaway recognizes “distinguished illustration in a book for children”, not necessarily a picture book. According to the British judges, “The format and layout work perfectly to convey the underwater location with the movement of the action flowing with the water from left to right. … The juxtaposition of text and image works with perfect comic timing. Amazing expression is conveyed by the eyes and dramatic tension by little bubbles.” The Greenaway is paired in a London announcement and presentation ceremony with the Carnegie Medal for children’s literature, which recognized a controversially grim young-adult novel in 2014. According to the press release, “both winners independently argued that children benefit from stories without happy endings.” Klassen said in his acceptance speech, “Making a book, you’re kind of going out on a limb in the belief that what you think of as a satisfying story is the same as what other people think of as a satisfying story. This doesn’t mean everything in the story turns out alright for everybody, but you, as a storyteller, try and make sure it ends the way the story should end.”

Facts & Trivia

Jon Ranked on the list of most popular Children's Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jon Klassen celebrates birthday on November 29 of every year.

In 2019, I Want My Hat Back, This Is Not My Hat, and We Found a Hat were released in a boxed set by Candlewick Press as Jon Klassen’s Hat Box.

Where does Jon Klassen live?

Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles.

How old is Jon Klassen?

40 years (November 29, 1981)

How many books has Jon Klassen written?

Books

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Is Jon from on the outside married?

Ossoff married Kramer in 2017 after 12 years of dating.