Your Forest (Board)

We already loved YOUR ISLAND, so when YOUR FOREST arrived we opened it immediately, right there at the packing table. Same sun coming up. Same unhurried, almost ceremonial rhythm. But this time: trees, a cabin, some rocks, a stream, a bridge, and (our personal favourite detail) a forest ghost. A nice one, Klassen is careful to note. Your child's forest has been assembled, piece by quiet piece, and it is ready for them whenever they want to go there.

We love it because:

• The slow, repetitive rhythm ("This is your sun. It is coming up for you.") is genuinely hypnotic at bedtime, in the best possible way.
• A forest ghost. A nice forest ghost. Only Jon Klassen.
• The illustrations are as pared-back and quietly peculiar as everything he makes, which means they are also completely, unmistakably his.
• Each element of the forest is introduced with such care that by the end, children feel a real sense of ownership over this little world.
• Part of a trio of new board books from Klassen, so if you already have YOUR ISLAND on the shelf, you know exactly what you're getting into (and you want it).

What's in the box:

• YOUR FOREST board book by Jon Klassen
• 24 pages, full colour illustrations
• Published by Walker Books

Great for:

• Ages 0 and up (though we suspect plenty of adults will claim this one too)
• Bedtime reading and slow, cosy afternoons
• New baby gifts, christening gifts, or a treat for any young book lover
• Early imaginative play, love of storytelling, and a lifelong soft spot for forests

Important to know:

• Format: Hardback board book
• Dimensions: 13.3 x 17.8 cm
• ISBN: 9781529526844
• Published: April 2025
• Full colour illustrations throughout
• Board book construction, suitable from birth