Arriving on bookshelves in September (Candlewick) will be Oliver Jeffers’s and Sam Winston’s A Child of Books, and today I’ve got a little sneak peek. First, they have created one of those newfangled book trailer dealios (to be exact) for the book, which is above. (It’s always fun to hear that Belfast accent.) Also, […]
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I remember that interview with Oliver Jeffers, Jules. Although I didn’t comment on it at the time, it was a staggering blog post — there was SO MUCH in it. And I gotta say, if I’d ever decided to pursue a second career somehow involved with kids’ books, Oliver Jeffers would have been one of the reasons.
Thanks for posting this. It looks like a wonderful collaboration!
Looks wonderful. Loved the trailer (& the accents)!
I’m really looking forward to showing this one to our six year old who is just beginning to take off as a reader. For her, the written word is still very alive; language is a real joy for her. And unfortunately she has a dad that writes these wordless books with only pictures. So this one should make up for it a bit.