Oliver Jeffers is an artist whose work ranges from figurative painting and installation to illustration. His picture books include the Bologna Ragazzi Award-winning A Child of Books and The Dictionary Story, in collaboration with Sam Winston; Lost and Found;How to Catch a Star; This Moose Belongs to Me; and The Day the Crayons Quit, all of which have been translated into over 30 languages worldwide. Oliver's talent has been recognized by several high-profile awards, including the Irish Book of the Year and the Blue Peter Book of the Year; as well as shortlists for the British Book of the Year, the Roald Dahl Prize and the Kate Greenaway Medal. He was winner of Time Magazine’s Best Book of the Year for Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, and awarded an MBE in 2022 for services to the arts. Born in Australia, Oliver was brought up in Northern Ireland and has lived in New York City. Find him online at oliverjeffers.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @OliverJeffers.
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