A Child of Books

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The main idea of the story is about how reading a book can unlock a world of imagination but this idea won't make sense to children who just haven't had that experience yet. Oliver Jeffers is the author-illustrator of many books for children, including Once Upon an Alphabet, which won a Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, and Lost and Found, which was a Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Medal winner. Jeffers and Winston's mixed-media artwork, an inventive combination of watercolor, pencil, and digital collage, elicits strong notice from readers. The beauty and power of children’s books is the subject of A Child of Books, which reads as much as a poetic manifesto as it does a story. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot!

Use this wholly original celebration of the story as a jumping-off point for conversations about art and writing. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. 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. Furthermore, we offer that this glorious book of such strength and originality, is an ideal gift for readers of all ages. A lovely book - the use of classic fiction in the illustrations sparked imediate interest I my daughter.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. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers, creator of The Day the Crayons Quit and Lost and Found, and typographical artist Sam Winston comes an exceptional new picture book.Every one of its elements--the haunting prose poem executed in hand- lettered words; the pictures done in watercolor, pencil, and digital collage; and the objects built from words borrowed from classic stories--all work together toward a richly harmonious whole. It means, that rather like the intricacies of a pop up book such as My First Pop-Up Mythological Monsters, Sam Winston and Oliver Jeffers engineer us . This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally).

It is both an invitation to succumb to the heady pleasures of reading, and a work of great beauty and imagination.Combining elegant images by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston's typographical landscapes shaped from excerpts of children's classics and lullabies, A Child of Books is a stunning prose poem on the rewards of reading and sharing stories--an immersive and unforgettable reading experience that readers will want to pass on to others.