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Once upon an Alphabet

Short Stories for All the Letters

Once upon an Alphabet( )
Author: Jeffers, Oliver
Illustrator: Jeffers, Oliver
ISBN:978-0-399-16791-1
Publication Date:Oct 2014
Publisher:Penguin Young Readers Group
Imprint:Philomel Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $26.99
Book Description:

Perfect for gift-giving, here isTHE alphabet book to top all others, an over-sized work of brilliance from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit!   If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters. The most inventive and irresistible book of the year spans a mere 26...
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Book Details
Pages:112
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Alphabet
Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):9.19 x 12.56 x 0.69 Inches
Book Weight:2.088 Pounds
Author Biography
Jeffers, Oliver (Author)
Oliver Jeffers was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia in 1977. He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He received a First Class Honors Degree in illustration and visual communication and certificate of foundation studies from the University of Ulster, School of Art and Design in 2001. His work has been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Brooklyn Museum, and Gestalten Space in Berlin.

He writes and illustrates picture books. His debut book, How to Catch a Star, was published in 2004 and won a Merit Award at the CBI/Bisto Book of Year Awards. His second book, Lost and Found, won the Gold Award at Nestle Children's Book Prize and was developed into an animated short film, which has received over sixty awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His other books include The Incredible Book Eating Boy, The Great Paper Caper, Up and Down, Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me, Once upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All Letters, The Hueys series and A Child of Books. He has won numerous awards including the Smarties Award, Irish Book of the Year, The Blue Peter Book of the Year, and the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Award in the Children's category.

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