What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future -- Oliver Jeffers, Hardcover

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

Author: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780593206751
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511697 / What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 09/07/2020
School Library Journal 09/18/2020 pg. 1
Booklist 10/01/2020 pg. 67

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.