An Alphabet of Stories

The alphabet is gloriously brought to life by international best-selling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers. This beautiful paperback edition is based on Once Upon an Alphabet which won the CBI Book of the Year Award.

From an astronaut afraid of heights, to dynamic detectives the Owl and the Octopus, by way of some rusting robots, you will find within this book a short story inspired by every letter of the alphabet.

By turns funny, sad, mischievous and surprising, these entertaining mini-tales are accompanied by Jeffers’ witty and inviting illustrations.

• Oliver is one of the most important and talented artists in today’s market, whose picture books have been translated in to 35 languages, selling more than 3 million copies worldwide!

• Oliver’s much-anticipated new picture book, Here We Are, publishes in November 2017.

• Once Upon an Alphabet, on which this edition is based, won the CBI Book of the Year award.

• The Day the Crayons Quit won the Children’s Choice Award at the CBI awards 2014

• 2014 saw the 10th anniversary of Oliver’s debut picture book How to Catch a Star, with media, marketing and publicity which raising the profile of all of Oliver’s books.

• Lost and Found won the Gold Award at the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005, and also the Blue Peter Book of the Year award. An animated film of the book was screened on Channel 4 and won a BAFTA for Best Children’s Animation in 2009

• Check out Oliver’s fantastic website at www.oliverjeffersworld.com

Competition: A Child of Books;Here We Are;The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse;I Want My Hat. by;Oliver Jeffers;Jon Klassen;Chris Haughton;Charlie Mackesy;Kevin Waldron;Julia Donaldson;Axel Scheffler