The young girl is a child of books. She uses books and their words to go on adventures. On a journey after she crosses a sea of words, she meets a young boy at his house. The two go on an exploration into the worlds of words. The word artwork is amazing in this picture book. The background and landscape are made of words from classic novels and lullabies and the main characters interact with the text throughout the story. Moreover, the endpages of the book are packed with titles and authors of several classics of children’s literature. Readers can use the book as a game of trying to find quotes and classic titles on each page. This is a brilliant picture book that all bibliophiles must read.  ema

Title: A Child Of Books
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Illustrator: Sam Winston
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Copyright: 2016
Original Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-7636-9077-9
Hardcover pages: 40
Age range: 4 and up
Genre: Picture Book
Authors’ ethnicity: Irish
Authors’ residence: Brooklyn, New York
Illustrator’s ethnicity: English
Illustrator’s residence: London
Subjects: Books, Classic Books, Readers, Words