Five short chapters show simple encounters between a turtle, an armadillo, and a snake on a barren landscape defined by muted colors and a never-changing horizon line. The three converse about favorite spots to stand, take a nap, imagine the future, enjoy a sunset, and finally part ways. While they are talking a gigantic rock falls from the sky (and lands right on the turtle’s former favorite spot), an alien appears, and another gigantic rock falls. These seemingly momentous events are virtually ignored by the threesome, who go about their business in a most mundane way. The humor comes from Klassen’s verbal and visual understatement throughout, the quiet interplay among the three characters (the turtle is constantly having to amble across two double-page spreads just to be heard), and from the incongruity between the enormous actions beyond their control and the characters’ reactions (or lack thereof) to what’s going on around them. The subtle shifting of their eyes is the only indication that they are aware of the falling rocks. (Ages 4-8)

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There is a spot.
It is a good spot.
It is the perfect spot to stand.
There is no reason to ever leave.
But somewhere above there is also a rock.
A rock from the sky.

Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere, but you just can’t put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit, celebrated picture book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages.