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A lyrical picture book inspiring readers of all ages to create, to question, to explore, and to imagine

A Child of Books

by Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston

Candlewick

2016, 40 pages, 10.4 x 0.4 x 10.6 inches, Hardcover

$12 Buy on Amazon

This book is made up of words. Not just in the obvious way, but also in the illustrations: words from well-known children’s books form shapes, from monsters to clouds. The girl who narrates the book travels across books like Treasure Island and Alice in Wonderland, taking a nervous boy along for the ride. Hers is a world of books, she explains.

Every page here is a visual delight, to be savored by book lovers, typography nerds, or little ones who like pretty, pretty pictures.

– Christine Ro

April 12, 2017