A Child Of Books
by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston
Buy on AmazonA New York Times Bestseller! New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book inspiring readers of all ages to create, to question, to explore, and to imagine. A little girl sails her raft across a sea of words, arriving at the house of a small boy and calling him away on an adventure. Through forests of fairy tales and across mountains of make-believe, the two travel together on a fantastical journey that unlocks the boy’s imagination. Now a lifetime of magic and adventure lies ahead of him . . . but who will be next?…
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"That transcendent stream is what London-based typographic fine artist Sam Winston and Belfast-born, Brooklyn-based artist and children’s book maestro Oliver Jeffers plunge us into with A Child of Books — a serenading invitation into the joyful wonderland of reading, extended by a courageous little girl besotted with books to a little boy timorous to take the dive."
Best Children's Books of 2016 · themarginalian.org
"It begins: “I am a child of books. I come from a world of stories. And upon my Imagination I float.” Avid readers of all ages will identify with this delightful picture book about a little girl who sails away on a sea of words. Texts from classic picture books are incorporated into clever illustrations. Now if only we could get some modern stories in there … perhaps A Child of Books, Part II? (For ages 4 and up)"
NPR Books We Love — 2016 · apps.npr.org