What we'll build : plans for our together future / Oliver Jeffers.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Philomel Books, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593206751
- 0593206754
- What we will build
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | JEFFERS OLIVER | Available | 33111010939995 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An instant New York Times bestseller!
From Oliver Jeffers, world-renowned picture book creator and illustrator of The Crayons' Christmas , comes a gorgeously told father-daughter story and companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Here We Are !
What shall we build, you and I?
Let's gather all our tools for a start.
For putting together . . .
and taking apart.
A father and daughter set about laying the foundations for their life together. Using their own special tools, they get to work, building memories to cherish, a home to keep them safe, and love to keep them warm.
A rare and enduring story about a parent's boundless love, life's endless opportunities, and all we need to build a together future. The perfect baby shower gift or gift for new parents!
Praise for What We'll Build :
"[Has] the offbeat, sweet style Jeffers' fans know and love." -- Kirkus Reviews
"An intensely personal statement of intergenerational fellowship and an obvious pick for library shelves best explored at home." -- School Library Journal
"Children will love his playbook for building a future of love and imagination, and they will delight in the special relationship the father and daughter share." -- Booklist
"Stroked in generous swaths of warm color and Jeffers's signature childlike scribbles . . . .. Jeffers's benediction portrays a parent who surrounds his child with love and steadies her as she learns how to bring her dreams to fruition." -- Publishers Weekly
Ages 4-8. Philomel Books.
Grades K-1. Philomel Books.
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2020.
A father and his young daughter gather their tools and begin building a future where love can be set aside until it is needed, enemies become friends, and exploration is key.