Where to Start Reading Oliver Jeffers Books

Insightful, sweet, funny, charming — the list of adjectives you could apply to any work by Oliver Jeffers is extensive. Here, he distills life on earth into a single picture book to dazzling effect.

Equal parts spooky and sweet, Oliver Jeffers’ uniquely creative and ghostly tale breaks the fourth wall. A natural complement to What We’ll Build and Here We Are, There’s a Ghost in This House is an enchanting twist that everyone should experience.

A book to cultivate young imaginations and reinvigorate older ones, A Child of Books reminds us that we don’t have to travel far to take an unforgettable journey. 

The incomparable Oliver Jeffers has been giving us intriguing concepts to think about for years. Read this from front to back, back to front or a few spreads at a time and you’ll find your mind thinking and your soul nourished.

A Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers collaboration, which is just as great as it sounds. For every young artist, crayons are a necessity. But what happens if one day the crayons just up and quit?

A dictionary gone rogue, bringing her words to life … literally. This is a visual journey that’s ideal for engaging young minds.