A Child of Books

by Sam Winston and Oliver Jeffers

Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator) and Sam Winston (Illustrator)

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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.
  • ISBN10 0763690775
  • ISBN13 9780763690779
  • Publish Date 6 September 2016 (first published 1 September 2016)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.