Relating a story about a school appearance in Texas, Klassen even gets a bit teary: “There were, like, 700 kids in the gym and they were all perfectly behaved. It was like a cave full of bats,” he ...

Canadian author and illustrator Jon Klassen has become the first Canadian creator to receive the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, one of the world’s most prestigious distinctions in children’s ...

Jon Klassen, the Winnipeg-born children's book author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, has won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is worth nearly $750,000. The award, administered by the ...

Candlewick Press announced during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair the forthcoming publication of two new board books from Caldecott Medalist and newly minted Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — George Klassen landed at Long Beach Airport at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. He picked up his bags and began driving to his hotel, uncertainty still weighing on his mind after the ...

CINCINNATI -- Los Angeles Angels rookie right-hander George Klassen left Saturday's 7-3 loss to Cincinnati in the third inning because of a bruised nail on his right index finger. Klassen, making just ...

Port Washington High School alumnus George Klassen got called upon on short notice to make his Major League debut on April 5, getting a short start for the Los Angeles Angels in what became an 8-7 win ...

The Angels selected Klassen's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake to start Sunday's game against the Mariners, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports. The 24-year-old missed out on the Halos' Opening ...

ANAHEIM -- The Los Angeles Angels' starting rotation will have a new face on the mound ahead of Sunday's series finale against the Seattle Mariners. Right-handed pitcher George Klassen has been ...

BBC Studios is adapting one of Denmark’s longest-running series in Germany. Teen show Klassen, which follows everyday dramas for pupils and teachers in a school, will be remade by BBC Studios Germany ...

THE GAME: The Angels’ four-game winning streak came to an end with a 3-0 Cactus League loss to the Athletics on Monday in Mesa, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander George Klassen gave up three runs in ...

Klassen has had a strong spring training so far and may be looked at as an option for the Angels' Opening Day rotation, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com implies. Alek Manoah remains the favorite for the ...