See below for English description.
Une petite fille vogue sur une mer de mots et arrive à la maison d'un garçon qu'elle invite à partir pour une aventure extraordinaire.
Cet album présente les magnifiques oeuvres typographiques de Sam Winston construites à partir d'extraits des grands classiques littéraires et les fusionne aux illustrations de l'artiste émérite Oliver Jeffers. Les enfants exploreront des forêts de contes de fées, des montagnes et des nuages de chansons pour enfin découvrir ensemble les richesses inestimables de l'imagination. Un monde rempli de magie s'ouvre désormais à eux.
L'enfant des livres est une ode à l'immense richesse de la lecture et du plaisir de partager des histoires.
In this inspiring and lyrical picture book, a little girl sails her raft across a sea of words to arrive at the house of a small boy. Once there, she invites him to come away with her on an adventure where they can journey through forests of fairy tales, mountains of make-believe and clouds of song. Guided by his new friend, the boy unlocks his unique imagination. Now a lifetime of magic and adventure lies ahead of him... But who will be next?
A tribute to all that books can do and all that books can become. L'enfant des livres is a timely manifesto for the infinite rewards of reading and sharing the enjoyment of stories.
Original title: A Child of Books
About the Author: Oliver Jeffers est artiste d'oeuvres pour les adultes et les enfants. Illustrateur d'?norme talent, ses albums illustr's ont fait l'objet de nombreuses critiques et ont r?colt? plusieurs prix. Oliver est devenu un des artistes les plus recherch?s, cr?ant des oeuvres pour, le New York Times, le Publishers Weekly et le vid?oclip de la chanson Ordinary Love du groupe U2. N? ? Belfast, en Irlande, il habite maintenant ? Brooklyn.
Sam Winston est visualiste sp?cialis? en typographie. Ses livres d'art se retrouvent dans plusieurs collections sp?ciales, y compris le MoMA ? New York, le Getty Research Institute et les galeries Tate ? Londres. Ses oeuvres ont paru dans plusieurs expositions internationales et il a r?alis? des illustrations pour la marque COMME des GAR?ONS et le New York Times. Sam habite ? Londres.
Oliver Jeffers is a creator of art for both adults and children. An illustrator of fine art, his picture books have received numerous awards and much critical acclaim. The Day the Crayons Quit, a #1 New York Times Bestseller written by Drew Daywalt, exploded a wave of success that first began swelling with the bestsellers Stuck and This Moose Belongs to Me. Oliver has become one of the world's most in demand artists, creating pieces and graphics The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and for U2's lyric video to the song "Ordinary Love." Born in Belfast, Ireland, he now lives and creates art in Brooklyn.
Sam Winston's artist books can be found in many special collections worldwide, including - MoMA New York, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, the Tate Galleries London, and V&A Museum. Sam's work is also collected by the Library of Congress and he has exhibited internationally and worked on various commissions including COMME des GARCONS and the New York Times. Sam works and lives in London.
