Oliver Jeffers
As a picture book creator Oliver Jeffers has been the recipient of some of children's books highest accolades, including the Nestle Gold Medal for Lost and Found and the Irish Picture Book of the Year for The Incredible Book Eating Boy. Other award-winning titles include The Way Back Home, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. An animated film of Oliver's book Lost and Found won a BAFTA for Best Animation in 2009. Oliver was born in Belfast but now lives in New York City.
Books
Here We Are
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 5+
This manual to life on Earth from new dad Oliver Jeffers to his baby son is simple, life-affirming and showcases the beautiful diversity in the world.
Here We Are: Book of Animals
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 1-3
A very nicely produced ABC book that also teaches little ones to name animals, which makes it doubly lovely.
Imaginary Fred
Author: Eoin Colfer
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 6+
Fred is an imaginary friend who floats like a feather in the clouds, waiting for a lonely child to wish him into existence. This uplifting and funny picture book about overcoming loneliness celebrates the power of hope and friendship.
Lost and Found
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Interest age: 3-5
Once there was a sad, lonely penguin who appeared at the door of a young boy. The boy decided he must be lost, so he set off to find his home.
Meanwhile Back on Earth…
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: Harper Collins
Interest age: 6-8
A father invites his children - and the reader - to look back at the Earth at particular points in world history. A thoughtful and clever story that will get adults thinking as much as children.
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
Author: David Almond Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 8-9
Reading age: 10+
Multi-award-winning author David Almond returns with this pleasingly eccentric story of a ordinary boy who embarks on an unusual adventure.
The Day the Crayons Came Home
Author: Drew Daywalt
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 6+
One day, a surprising stack of postcards arrives for Duncan. They are all from his old forgotten crayons, demanding to be brought home to the crayon box. A captivating, comical sequel to The Day the Crayons Quit.
The Day the Crayons Quit
Author: Drew Daywalt
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 7+
Award-winning illustrator and artist Oliver Jeffers has teamed up with film writer and director Drew Daywalt to create this gorgeously colourful picture book.
The Heart and the Bottle
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 6+
Reading age: 7+
An inquisitive little girl, who is enchanted by the world around her, is badly shaken when she loses someone she loves.
The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Henry loves books. However, his pleasure isn't derived from reading them but from eating them instead, and the more he eats, the smarter he gets.
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket
Author: John Boyne
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: Corgi
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 10+
Barnaby Brocket has an unusual gift: he defies the law of gravity and floats. Embarassed by their child's 'abnormality', his parents set out to keep his feet on the ground.
The Way Back Home
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
The boy from How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found returns for a third adventure, this time discovering an aeroplane in his cupboard.
Up and Down
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Reading age: 4+
In this charming sequel to Lost and Found we rejoin Boy and Penguin who do everything together until one day Penguin decides he needs to try something on his own - fly.