The Dictionary Story
The award-winning picture book from Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston, creators of the New York Times bestseller A Child of Books. A unique gift for booklovers and children starting or going back to school.
Oliver Jeffers author Sam Winston author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Walker Books Ltd
Published:1st Aug '24
Should be back in stock very soon
A breathtakingly original and extra-special gift for all great lovers of books, words and storytelling. This hardback picture book is clothbound and embossed, finished with a foiled jacketed cover. A must-have for every bookshelf at home, school, libraries, coffee tables and beyond.
WINNER OF THE KPMG CHILDREN'S BOOKS IRELAND AWARD
“A boundary-pushing romp through the words of the English language.”The Observer
“Intricate, playful picture-book collaboration, layered with whimsical dictionary definitions.” Guardian
“An indefinably great picture book…Endlessly inventive and packed with hidden references, gags and more, this stunningly designed and highly giftable picture book reunites the creators of A Child of Books in the hilarious tale of a dictionary determined to tell her own story.” Waterstones
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.
Discover A Child of Books, the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling picture book by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston.
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 *
- Winner of KPMG Children's Books Ireland Award 2025 (UK)
- Long-listed for The Carnegie Medal 2025 (UK)
ISBN: 9781406395471
Dimensions: 284mm x 210mm x 16mm
Weight: 540g
56 pages