**A New York Times Bestseller! **
New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine
artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book inspiring 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 Oliver Jeffers and
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--an immersive
and unforgettable reading experience that readers will want to pass on
to others.