Your Rock - (Your Things) by Jon Klassen (Board Book)

Book Synopsis

"An entrancing tribute to an object both ordinary and extraordinary." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

With Your Rock, Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen adds a third board book to his gentle Your Things series for the youngest of children.

This is your rock. It has been here for a long time, and it has never moved. It has seen a lot of things. Now it gets to see you. With the same minimalist touch brought to his beloved Your Places series, #1 New York Times best-selling creator Jon Klassen tells the comforting story of a simple object that a child can visit anytime, at the child's command, knowing it will always be there, and that it will be curious to see them too. Well suited as a bedtime read-aloud, this quiet but evocative story offers the reader a space of their own, held out by a benevolent narrator, within which they can imagine, play, and dream. At the end of the day, the rock is ready to close its eyes and sleep, and the child can sleep too, thinking about what they will do with their rock tomorrow.

Review Quotes

Klassen's earth tones provide texture, and the rock's wide-open eyes look directly at readers, communicating steadfastness and attachment. Like other titles in the series, this board book is minimalist perfection, recommended for all collections.
--School Library Journal (starred review)

The book's design . . . is clever. The rock has the staring eyes typical of Klassen's characters (animate or not). . . . An entrancing tribute to an object both ordinary and extraordinary.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

About the Author

Jon Klassen is the creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Want My Hat Back, which received a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, and its companions, This Is Not My Hat, which won a Caldecott Medal and a Kate Greenaway Medal, and We Found a Hat, named a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year. He is also the creator of the Your Places and Your Things board book series, as well as the picture books The Rock from the Sky and The Skull. He is the illustrator of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, Extra Yarn, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and the Shapes Trilogy, all by Mac Barnett. For his contributions to children's literature, Jon Klassen is a member of the Order of Canada and was named the 2026 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles.