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What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future

Oliver Jeffers

The New York Times Best Seller
2020 The New York Times Best Seller
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

Book Details

  • Publisher: Philomel Books
  • Publish Date: Oct 6th, 2020
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.10in - 9.40in - 0.50in - 1.22lb
  • EAN: 9780593206751
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Family - New BabyImagination & PlaySocial Themes - Values & Virtues

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About the Author

Oliver Jeffers makes art and tells stories. From his much-loved debut, How to Catch a Star he has gone on to create a collection of award-winning and bestselling picture books, which have been translated all over the globe, including the #1 New York Times bestseller and TIME Best Book of the Year Here We Are. Oliver is from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and young children.

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Praise for this book

"Jeffers fills the pages with . . . a giggle-inducing assortment of creatures . . . . it has the offbeat, sweet style Jeffers' fans know and love." --Kirkus Reviews