How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

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Ages: 4–8 years

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question.

When Santa arrives at a child’s house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there’s no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he’s inside? Whether it’s shape-shifting or impromptu laundry use, Mac Barnett’s iconic talent for earnest deadpan humor and Jon Klassen’s irresistibly funny art honor the timeless question with answers both ridiculous and plausible, mounting in hilarity as the night continues. Channeling a child’s fanciful explanations (and begging for further speculation), this latest collaboration by a New York Times best-selling team will find a secure spot among family holiday traditions.

Mac Barnett is the ninth U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader. He’s a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children and the writer, with Jon Klassen, of Looking at Picture Books, a newsletter for adults about how picture books work. Mac’s work has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Mac’s books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China’s Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award, The Netherlands’ Silver Griffel, and Italy’s Premio Orbil.

He is the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their best-selling Shapes series of picture books. Mac lives in Oakland, California.

Jon Klassen is a Canadian-born author-illustrator. His books include I Want My Hat Back; This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal; We Found a Hat; and The Skull. Jon is also the illustrator of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and The Dark by Lemony Snicket, among many others. He is a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to children’s literature. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.

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Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen are friends who make children’s books. They were called “the picture book kings” by the New York Post, a newspaper that, to their knowledge, has never been wrong about anything.

Every book they’ve made together is a New York Times bestseller, except for one, Triangle, which is the one Jon likes best. Oh well!

Collectively, they have won two Caldecott Honors, a Caldecott Medal, a Kate Greenaway Medal, New York Times Best Illustrated awards, Society of Illustrators medals, E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, Canadian Governor General's medals, and several other international prizes. Jon has received the Order of Canada. Mac is not Canadian.

They are the creators of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their best-selling Shapes series of picture books.

They have a substack together, Looking at Picture Books about how picture books work. The first time they met, at a party, they spent hours discussing picture books, and have been talking about them ever since.

Mac lives in Oakland, California. Jon Klassen lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.

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