Deeper Reading

In this episode ,Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of the Hat trilogy, talks about his bumper new picture book – The Rock From the Sky. The story unfolds over five surprising chapters and follows a familiar cast of awkward animals as they come to terms with the enormous boulder that disrupts their lives.He talks about some of the surprising influences behind his new story, ranging from Samuel Becket to Stanley Kubrick, Maurice Sendak to Edward Gorey. But first we discuss ‘Fortunately’ another classic story of unforeseen consequences by of one of his picture book idols, Remy Charlip.  Work mentioned in this programme The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen  Fortunately by Remy Charlip  The 39 Steps by John Buchan, illustrated by Edward Gorey  The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick  Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen  Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by John Klassen  The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy Charlip Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale) Support the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

In this episode Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of the Hat trilogy, talks about his bumper new picture book – The Rock From the Sky. The story unfolds over five surprising chapters and follows a familiar cast of awkward animals as they come to terms with the enormous boulder that disrupts their lives.He talks about some of the surprising influences behind his new story, ranging from Samuel Becket to Stanley Kubrick, Maurice Sendak to Edward Gorey. But first we discuss ‘Fortunately’ another classic story of unforeseen consequences by of one of his picture book idols, Remy Charlip. Work mentioned in this programmeThe Rock from the Sky by Jon KlassenFortunately by Remy CharlipThe 39 Steps by John Buchan, illustrated by Edward GoreyThe Shining, directed by Stanley KubrickWaiting for Godot by Samuel BecketI Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This is Not My Hat by Jon KlassenPsycho, directed by Alfred HitchcockThe Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by John KlassenThe Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy CharlipWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Sophie Kirtley author of Stone Age adventure The Wild Way Home talks about the book that inspired her, Clive King’s Stig of the Dump.   Read an accompanying blogpost about Stig of the Dump on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Fleur Hitchcock talks about the book that made her realise not all heroines needed to be nice.   Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken is the third in a series that began with the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and the first to feature sparky street urchin Dido Twite as it's protagonist.   We also discuss the book's influence on her Clifftoppers series whose characters draw on Dido's pluck, invention and kindness. Explore Joan Aiken's books at bookshop.org Read the accompanying blog post at tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Piers Torday talks about the book that influenced his children's novel The Frozen Sea - C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair from the Chronicles of Narnia.  Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Howl’s Moving Castle with Katherine RundellKatherine Rundell, author of the Rooftoppers books discusses Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. This beloved book from childhood helped stoke her passion for language and set her on a path of exploring hidden worlds both in stories and real life.  Katherine also talks here about Night Climbers of Cambridge, a guide to scaling ancient buildings and University colleges that informed her own real life rooftopping adventures and inspired characters like Matteo, the protagonist of her new book Skysteppers.  Skysteppers is published by Bloomsbury books and is available for just one pound, or free for UK school children with a voucher for World Book Day.Read more about Skysteppers at tygertale.com Support the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Katherine Rundell, author of the Rooftoppers books discusses Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. This beloved book from childhood helped stoke her passion for language and set her on a path of exploring hidden worlds both in stories and real life.  Katherine also talks here about Night Climbers of Cambridge, a guide to scaling ancient buildings and University colleges that informed her own real life rooftopping adventures and inspired characters like Matteo, the protagonist of her new book Skysteppers.  Skysteppers is published by Bloomsbury books and is available for just one pound, or free for UK school children with a voucher for World Book Day.Read more about Skysteppers at tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Piers Torday talks about the book that influenced his children's novel The Frozen Sea - C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair from the Chronicles of Narnia.  Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Fleur Hitchcock talks about the book that made her realise not all heroines needed to be nice.   Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken is the third in a series that began with the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and the first to feature sparky street urchin Dido Twite as it's protagonist.   We also discuss the book's influence on her Clifftoppers series whose characters draw on Dido's pluck, invention and kindness. Explore Joan Aiken's books at bookshop.org Read the accompanying blog post at tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

 Sophie Kirtley author of Stone Age adventure The Wild Way Home talks about the book that inspired her, Clive King’s Stig of the Dump.   Read an accompanying blogpost about Stig of the Dump on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Damaris Young author of The Switching Hour and The Creature Keeper talks about the book that inspired her - The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge.  Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

SF Said, author of the Varjak Paw books and Phoenix talks about the book that inspired him to become a writer, Watership Down by Richard Adams.  Read the accompanying article on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Katherine Rundell, author of the Rooftoppers books discusses Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. This beloved book from childhood helped stoke her passion for language and set her on a path of exploring hidden worlds both in stories and real life.Katherine also talks here about Night Climbers of Cambridge, a guide to scaling ancient buildings and University colleges that informed her own real life rooftopping adventures and inspired characters like Matteo, the protagonist of her new book Skysteppers.Skysteppers is published by Bloomsbury books and is available for just one pound, or free for UK school children with a voucher for World Book Day.Support the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Fleur Hitchcock talks about the book that made her realise not all heroines needed to be nice. Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken is the third in a series that began with the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and the first to feature sparky street urchin Dido Twite as it's protagonist. We also discuss the book's influence on her Clifftoppers series whose characters draw on Dido's pluck, invention and kindness.Explore Joan Aiken's books at bookshop.orgRead the accompanying blog post at tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Piers Torday talks about the book that influenced his children's novel The Frozen Sea - C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair from the Chronicles of Narnia.Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Sophie Kirtley author of Stone Age adventure The Wild Way Home talks about the book that inspired her, Clive King’s Stig of the Dump. Read an accompanying blogpost about Stig of the Dump on tygertale.com Support the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Fleur Hitchcock talks about the book that made her realise not all heroines needed to be nice. Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken is the third in a series that began with the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and the first to feature sparky street urchin Dido Twite as it's protagonist. We also discuss the book's influence on her Clifftoppers series whose characters draw on Dido's pluck, invention and kindness.Explore Joan Aiken's books at bookshop.orgRead the accompanying blog post at tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Fleur Hitchcock talks about the book that made her realise not all heroines needed to be 'nice'. Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken is the third in a series that began with the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and the first to feature sparky street urchin Dido Twite as it's protagonist. We also discuss the book's influence on Clifftoppers, a series of books that draw on Dido's pluck, invention and kindness.Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.com  Support the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Sophie Kirtley author of Stone Age adventure The Wild Way Home talks about the book that inspired her, Clive King’s Stig of the Dump. Read an accompanying blogpost about Stig of the Dump on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)

Damaris Young author of The Switching Hour and The Creature Keeper talks about the book that inspired her - The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge.Read the accompanying blog post on tygertale.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/tygertale)