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
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Join me tomorrow at 10:30am for Story Time at City Hall with the Bookmobile! 📚 This picture is from the last Story Time at City Hall in 2018 when we read Scaredy Squirrel and Surfer Chick. Tomorrow, we'll be reading What We'll Build by Oliver Jeffers. I hope to see you there! https://t.co/xTb3f3DwT5
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"The idea of an unknown future is very real, much more real than when I was making this book.” --@OliverJeffers on his latest #picturebook, #WhatWellBuild https://t.co/R4Si5l95h6 via @scroll_in
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We are so in love with Oliver Jeffers' stunning new book Meanwhile Back on Earth - if you love Here We Are and What We'll Build, you don't want to miss this one! We have five copies up for grabs over here: https://t.co/RvKihyOqY9 https://t.co/AQBLjPNkni