The reader follows the boy as he unravels the mystery of the wasp’s nest in his garden, piece by tantalizing piece. At the start, Steven knows as little as we do. The baby has a rare, possibly degenerative and congenital condition that jeopardizes both the life of the infant and the closeness of the family unit that is Steven, his mom and dad, and his little sister Nicole. Steven’s story begins with the birth of a baby brother. So his book – illustrated by Jon Klassen, another Canadian and celebrated children’s book writer and illustrator – would be a gentle, calming read with hints of sarcasm. An amiable fellow, with a dry sense of humour and smiling eyes. Canadian, living in Toronto, a graduate of Trinity College (my own alma mater), a husband and father, and a writer. I met Kenneth Oppel before I read The Nest. She was magnificent, and I wasn’t sure she had a mouth at all, but I was aware, every time she spoke, of something grazing my face, and of the smell of freshly mown grass.” – Steven It was a bit like standing before that huge stuffed lion at the museum, except the mane and whiskers were all light, and the eyes were huge, and the mouth never moved. “I tried to look more closely at the angel in front of me.
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