A Little Alphabet

Oliver Jeffers - award-winning, international bestselling author and illustrator - brings the alphabet to life in this exquisite board book!

Oliver Jeffers - award-winning, international bestselling author and illustrator - brings the alphabet to life in this exquisite board book!

From Astronaut to Zeppelin, this is no ordinary alphabet….

Boldly colourful, funny and specially adapted from Oliver Jeffers’ highly-acclaimed Once Upon an Alphabet, winner of the CBI Book of the Year, this sturdy edition is perfect for younger readers.

‘…combines classic storytelling with stunning artwork. Parents and kids will love to read this again and again’ The Bookseller

Praise for ‘Lost and Found’

‘Beautifully illustrated, simple warm story…little children will love to share it.’ Carousel

‘My picture book of the year, a joyful exploration of the power of friendship.’ Irish Independent

Praise for ‘How to Catch a Star’:

‘The best recent picture book by light years… stylishly spellbinding.’ Telegraph

‘Hail to new talent… If only all picture books could be this good.’ The Bookseller

Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. ‘Lost and Found’ animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.

• Oliver’s exquisite new title Here We Are published to fantastic acclaim in November 17 and with extensive media coverage, and has already sold more than 158k units worldwide (including the US) (Bids 11/12/17)and 10k units through TCM (1/12/17)

• Oliver Jeffers is one of the most important and talented artists in today’s market, whose picture books have been translated in to 40 languages, whose lifetime sales have reached almost 7 million copies worldwide (Bids 11/12/17) and over 1.6 million units in the UK (TCM 11/12/17)

• Once Upon an Alphabet, from which this board book is abridged, won the CBI Book of the Year award

• The Day the Crayons Quit won the Children’s Choice Award at the CBI awards 2014

• 2014 saw the 10th anniversary of Oliver’s debut picture book How to Catch a Star, with media, marketing and publicity which raising the profile of all of Oliver’s books.

• Lost and Found won the Gold Award at the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005, and also the Blue Peter Book of the Year award. An animated film of the book was screened on Channel 4 and won a BAFTA for Best Children’s Animation in 2009

• Check out Oliver’s fantastic websites at www.oliverjeffersworld.com and www.oliverjeffersstuff.com

• Also available: ONCE UPON AN ALPHABET hardback 978-0-00-751427-4 / AN ALPHABET large format board book 978-0-00-818251-9

Competition: Meanwhile Back on Earth. Jon Klassen, Chris Haughton, Mo Willems