What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future

By Oliver Jeffers

Book Overview

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593206754
• ISBN13: 9780593206751
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3