A Child of Books
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TextPublication details: Walker Books 2016Description: 40pISBN: 9781406358315Subject(s): Books | Children's stories | English Literature | Picture Book | Reading | StoriesDDC classification: 823 Summary: A Child of Books is a lyrical picture book that will inspire 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 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist 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. It's an immersive and unforgettable reading experience that readers will want to pass on to others.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Children's Books
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Ektara Trust | 823/JEF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 64 |
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| 823/JAG The Magical Fish | 823/JAK Tales of Our Forests | 823/JAY The Heroine and Other Stories | 823/JEF A Child of Books | 823/JEF The Heart and the Bottle | 823/JEF Lost and Found | 823/JEF Lost and Found |
A Child of Books is a lyrical picture book that will inspire 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 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist 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. It's an immersive and unforgettable reading experience that readers will want to pass on to others.
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