Books on Film: Jon Klassen’s Astrid Lindgren Acceptance Speech
I know what my drafts look like, and I know what my desk looks like – if they could see those things they would take this award away immediately.
Jon Klassen is the 2026 recipient of the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He recently gave his acceptance speech and it’s as funny, wise, and heartfelt as you’d expect.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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