New York Timesbest-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book inspiring readers of all ages to create, to question, to explore, and to imagine.

A little girl sails her raft across a sea of words, arriving at the house of a small boy and calling him away on an adventure. Through forests of fairy tales and across mountains of make-believe, the two travel together on a fantastical journey that unlocks the boys imagination. Now a lifetime of magic and adventure lies ahead of him . . . but who will be next? Combining elegant images by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winstons typographical landscapes shaped from excerpts of childrens classics and lullabies,A Child of Booksis a stunning prose poem on the rewards of reading and sharing storiesan immersive and unforgettable reading experience that readers will want to pass on to others.