A Child of Books

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It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. I am happy that the text is different between copies making it an entirely new experience reading each of them!

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Jeffers and Winston's mixed-media artwork, an inventive combination of watercolor, pencil, and digital collage, elicits strong notice from readers.Oliver Jeffers is a Northern Irish artist and author-illustrator of children’s picture books, including Lost and Found and Here We Are.

For example, within an ocean going boat, we are peppered by titles, great and wonderful books that shape us and build the traveling experience.His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Brooklyn Museum New York.

Interesting detailed drawings that could be great conversation starters for younger children, but I think this treasure is the PERFECT gift for the older (teen and up) book lover.When a little girl sails her raft across a sea of words to meet a boy, she takes him on an adventure of imagination. The story is delightful, but looking for words from well known classics which form the pictures is also fun (eg words from Shelley's Frankenstein form the monster) A celebration of the imagination that knows no boundaries. His first picture book - A Child of Books - reached number five on the New York Times bestsellers list and won the Bologna Ragazzi award as well as being shortlisted for The Irish Book of the year award and the Good Reads readers choice award. My daughter may not have loved it quite so much but it had provoked thought - I suspect she will continue to be intrigued by it. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do.