Your Forest Michael Szabo Shortlisted for the 2020 Goldsmiths

Shortlisted for the 2020 Goldsmiths Prize

was shortlisted for the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

and he believes that eco-friendly practices not only are economically sustainable but also benefit the health of our planet and the mental and physical health of all who live on Earth

" I wrote it at a moment of extreme feeling and it went straight down onto the page

and it's time for Obi to grow up and get out of the spacies parlour

Your Forest Michael Szabo Shortlisted for the 2020 GoldsmithsFrom the bestselling creator Jon Klassen, Your Forest is one in a trio of companion board books for the youngest of children. This is your sun. It is coming up for you. These are your trees. They can go over by the sun. With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, a forest and all its items a cabin, some rocks, a (nice) forest ghost, a stream, a bridge are assembled, ending with bedtime as the sun goes down.