A Child of Books

- Written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston;
- Copyright © 2016; Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts;
- This is an enchanting presentation of the stories of the world we all share.
- The text is lyrical and the images are a deft combination of graphics and print.
- Elements on every page subtlely draw children of any age into the story.
- The guiding premise is contained in the dedication to the words of Muriel Rukeyser, "The universerse is made of stories, not of atoms." (The Speed of Darkness, 1968)
- The memorable phrase, "a world of stories", is the first of many that give pause for thought and are delivered in an almost prayerlike reverance.
- It is followed by "a sea of words" and "a mountain of make-believe."
- It continues with "treasure in the darkness", "forests of fairy tales", and "clouds of song."
- It leads us from imagination to invention to the stories we are all made from because in the end "imagination is free."