#samwinston

My favorite picture book that I bought myself for Christmas is A CHILD OF BOOKS by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. It is a celebration of our imaginations and books and the stories within, and an invitation to dive into stories that light up your imagination. . The text is spare, poetic, and beautiful, inviting the reader back into books and their own imagination. The beginning completely pulled me in: "I am a child of books. I come from a world of stories." And the ending was perfect, an echo of the beginning but deeper, reminding us that we are made from stories, and that imagination is free. Anyone can use their imagination! . . Jeffers' artwork is exquisite and pure delight, especially for readers! I love how part of each illustration is made from text from classic children's books such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle; and The Swiss Family Robinson, as well as fairy tales; children's songs and lullabyes; and even a newspaper poking fun at seriousm, dry, unimaginative articles. I also love the progression of using a single page from a book or manuscript and only a few words, to a sea of words from stories, to entire books visually used as trees and buildings. . I also love the end papers which are full of classic children's book and fairy tale titles and authors. . . This is a true reader, book lover, writer, and artist treasure, and has quickly become one of my favorite books! It would make a perfect gift fot any book lover or writer! Highly recommended. 5/5 stars. . . Published by Candlewick Press, 2016. I purchased my own copy. . . . #achildofbooks #oliverjeffers #samwinston #candlewickpress #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #bookstagram #bookishlove #booknerdigans #booknerd #bookgeek #booklover #readingforever #readers #bookrec #bookrecommendation #cherylrainfield #yawriter

We are so excited #achildofbooks came out today!! Super thrilled we were able to see @oliverjeffers reading it #aloud! @storiesbk #creativereadings #booknooknyc #earlyreaders #brooklyn #ece #booksigning #oliverjeffers #samwinston #whatsthehoot (at Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab)

I really love this as I found a link with what I could do with my own work using Sam’s technique. As my book (Of Mice and Men) uses a lot of text on the one page, I could change up the text and create design ideas like this. 

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. Joseph Brodsky Working in pairs, visualise one of the quotes above, produce three alternative outcomes.