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A Child of Books

2017-03-20 
New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a
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A Child of Books

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? 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.

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… a fresh and fascinating collaboration between two gifted masters.
—The New York Times Book Review

Jeffers and Winston’s first collaboration is a celebration of the child’s world, illustrated in sumptuous double-page spreads featuring explosions of images borrowed from unforgettable sources...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. An irresistible invitation to read.
—Booklist (starred review)

Jeffers and Winston's mixed-media artwork, an inventive combination of watercolor, pencil, and digital collage, elicits strong notice from readers. Jeffers' uneven, hand-lettered text contrasts dramatically with Winston's digitally manipulated lines of classic prose...An ingenious, confident, and pretty cool exploration of literary delight.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A gorgeous, innovative musing on the power of storytelling. A nameless young girl who calls herself a child of books narrates in lyrical, spellbinding verse. Some, she says, have forgotten the importance of stories, but she finds a boy and introduces him to her world, a land created through a marriage of Jeffers’s evocative art and Winston’s masterly use of typography...Use this wholly original celebration of the story as a jumping-off point for conversations about art and writing. A masterpiece.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

Jeffers and typographic artist Winton collaborate on a hymn to the power of imagination, in which witty pen-and-ink drawings meet manipulated blocks of type, composed of passages from children’s classics...the energy of the images bursts from the pages, "for imagination is free."
—Publishers Weekly

This delightful treasure hunt through children's literature will have you digging through your bookshelves, hunting for forgotten phrases and making room among the tomes for this book.
—BookPage

This haunting mixed-media art book will appeal to literature lovers of all ages.
—New York Post

Each illustration cleverly incorporates text from classic works of literature into the art...This is fantastically imaginative and smart book that is sure to engage children of all ages.
—Cool Mom Picks (blog)

It's a lyrical picture book that celebrates the power of imagination...What a great way to stretch the imagination and teach reading all at once!
—Parents.com

Literature lovers won't want to miss A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston.
—Parents magazine

As masterful as a book can be in extolling the richness that reading brings to our lives, "A Child of Books" is a glorious offering.
—Reading Eagle (from Kendal Rautzhan)

作者简介

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. He is also the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Day the Crayons Quit and its follow-up, The Day the Crayons Came Home, both written by Drew Daywalt. Oliver Jeffers lives in Brooklyn.

Sam Winston is a fine artist whose work has been featured in many special collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, the Tate Galleries in London, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He works and lives in London.

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Lovely story and art. I appreciate the word choice in the illustrations as I read the text even if I am not reading it aloud as part of the story. I recognize them and steal quick glances each time I read it discovering something new with every reading; as we pore over the images together, I become lost in the story much the same way my child is immersed in the world of images and possibilities. You don't need to know the references (or be able to read) to appreciate the imagery and this story; my child enjoys this book. Young ones will understand that the ocean is created from words. I appreciate that this book makes the metaphor visible for even the youngest audience. My three year old is enamored with the key and lock imagery on the cover and the concluding page. That was an awesome connection to make right before bed (don't want to spoil it).

This is one of the best children's books that I've seen in some time. It reinforces the beauty of literature in our lives. I will be buying more to give as gifts to fellow teachers.

I love the title and cover SO much, I expected more from the story. Love the illustrations, just wish there was more in the story.

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