A Child of Books

Locations
Call Number: E JEF, Kids Book / Picture Books / General / Jeffers, Oliver
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E JEF	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E JEF	4-week checkout	Due 05-20-2024
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / General / Jeffers, Oliver	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / General / Jeffers, Oliver	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / General / Jeffers, Oliver	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / General / Jeffers, Oliver	4-week checkout	Due 04-24-2024

A young reader introduces a boy to the many imaginative worlds that books bring to life.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

sweet submitted by smgop on August 9, 2017, 8:51am A sweet little book!

Great book submitted by maggie_aa on August 25, 2018, 10:42pm great book, sweet story

Doesn't Make the Most of Its Big Idea submitted by Meginator on July 8, 2021, 6:47pm I adored the idea of this book, which blends new illustrations with the text of classic literature in a story extolling the virtues of reading. The use of text as illustrative component is incredibly innovative and creates some stunning, memorable imagery that contrasts sharply with the characters; this reinforces the book’s thematic elements and definitely makes a statement. I was a little put off by some of the specific classic texts referenced (though I assume the works are all older ones for copyright reasons), which are almost universally too daunting for the book’s intended audience and, in some cases, horrifically outdated (Robinson Crusoe comes to mind as a particularly egregious offender here). Likewise, the book takes a weird dig at “serious reading” by positioning True Literature as a foil to the newspaper; I’m all for literature as an excellent medium to cultivate understanding about the world and empathy for people different than ourselves, but it’s also kind of necessary to be able to parse factual information as well. So, although I fell in love with the concept of this book and even some elements of its execution, it fell a little flat for me in the end and I’m not sure exactly who it is meant for.

Great submitted by Ilovetoeat on August 1, 2021, 1:53pm Cool book. Really funny

inspirational submitted by cdeucher on July 29, 2023, 7:54am A little girl, the child of books, shares her love of storytelling. I adore Oliver Jeffers although was not one of my favorites.