Oliver Jeffers

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born

Port Hedland, Australia

gender

male

website

http://www.oliverjeffers.com/

genre

Children's Books

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Oliver Jeffers makes art.

From figurative painting and installation to illustration and picture-book making, his work has been exhibited in New York, Dublin, London, Sydney, Washington DC, Belfast and elsewhere.
A co-founder of the art collective OAR, their exhibitions include 9 days in Belfast, book and the award winning BUILDING.
Illustration clients include Orange UK, Lavazza, Sony PSP, RCA Records, Starbucks, Candy, the Vacuum and Her Royal Majesty the Queen of England.
HarperCollins UK and Penguin USA publish his picture books, including the award-winning Lost and Found and The Incredible Book Eating Boy.

There has always been a strong undercurrent of narrative behind Jeffers's work, but his current interest in making art lies in the anoma...more

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Books by Oliver Jeffers

Average rating: 4.18 · 5,194 ratings · 946 reviews · 19 distinct works

	The Incredible Book Eating Boy 4.25 avg rating — 1,198 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Lost and Found 4.33 avg rating — 1,149 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Stuck 4.02 avg rating — 624 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	How to Catch a Star 4.22 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Heart and the Bottle 4.22 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Up and Down 4.09 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Way Back Home 4.08 avg rating — 410 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Great Paper Caper 3.96 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Hueys in the New Sweater 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Once There Was a Boy-- 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Oliver Jeffers

“Then the boy realised,the penguin wasn't lost,he was just lonely.”
― Oliver Jeffers

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