In this kid-centric spinoff of our celebrity shopping column, we’re focusing on stuff that some of our favorite famous people rely on to make parenting a little easier, more fun, more stylish, or some combination of the three. For this edition, we talked to author and illustrator Jon Klassen — whose newest children’s book, The House With Nobody in It, is available for preorder now — about the art supplies, LEGOs, old-school Walkman, and video games that he and his 7- and 9-year-old sons can’t live without.

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