The Dictionary Story
Brand new picture book from Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston
Oliver Jeffers author Sam Winston author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Walker Books Ltd
Published:1st Aug '24
Should be back in stock very soon
The much-anticipated new picture book from Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston, the bestselling and award-winning creators of A Child of Books.
Dictionary wishes she could tell a story just like the other books. So one day she decides to bring her words to life. How exciting it is, she thinks, that an adventure is finally happening on her very own pages! But what will she do when everything gets out of control, all in a jumble, and her characters collide causing the most enormous tantrum to explode. This isn’t what she wanted at all! How on earth will she find sense in all this chaos? Her friend Alphabet knows exactly what to do and sings a song that brings calm and order to Dictionary’s pages once again.
a boundary-pushing romp through the words of the English language. * The Guardian and The Observer, Best Children’s and YA Books of 2024 *
[…] intricate, playful picture-book collaboration, layered with whimsical dictionary definitions that slightly older readers will enjoy alongside the main story. * The Guardian *
A boundary-pushing ode to the wonder of language, Jeffers’s illustrations rip and bounce through actual dictionary entries thanks to Winston’s clever typography and design. Close reading really pays off: the dictionary entries are full of wit and mischief. * The Observer *
Clever, witty with hilarious illustrations. * Daily Mail *
- Jeffers and Winston have delivered yet another soon-to-be-classic…the best thing about this book is the pages of text which look to have been ripped out of real dictionaries but in fact have been written by the playful authors. * The Big Issue, Best Children’s Books of 2024 *
- Nominated for The Carnegie Medal 2025 (UK)
ISBN: 9781406395471
Dimensions: 289mm x 209mm x 7mm
Weight: 540g
56 pages