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! 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. 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. Jeffers and Winston's mixed-media artwork, an inventive combination of watercolor, pencil, and digital collage, elicits strong notice from readers.

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. 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.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! I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! Therefore, we step aboard, to watch as we embark, to realise the substance and meaning of our route and then the parts that might be included on our travels. Kids and adults alike will marvel at the artistry and the message of A Child of Books , that we can build our own houses of invention and creativity where all are welcome, "for imagination is free.

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.I think it's a nice book and a nice sort of ode to reading but it just didn't have as much appeal to me as it seems to have with other reviewers. 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. Elegant illustrations by Oliver Jeffers are accompanied by Sam Winston’s astonishing typographical landscapes, beautifully shaped from excerpts of children’s classics including Treasure Island, Little Women and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, creating a gorgeous gift book perfect for readers of all ages.