Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers (born 1977) is an Australian-born Northern Irish artist, illustrator and writer.
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| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) Port Hedland, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Training | University of Ulster |
| Website | oliverjeffers |
Life
He graduated from the University of Ulster in 2001. He creates art for children and adult alike.
His picture books, including 'How to catch a star, Lost and found, Stuck have been highly acclaimed. This Moose Belongs to Me won the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, Junior category in 2012.[1]
Originally from Belfast, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
List of books Jeffers illustrated:
- The Day the Crayons Quit
- How to Catch a Star
- Lost and Found
- The Way Back Home
- Up and Down
- Oliver Jeffers presents the Incredible Book Eating Boy
- the Great Paper Caper
- The Heart and the Bottle
- Stuck
- This Moose Belongs To Me
- The Hueys in The New Jumper
- The Hueys in It Wasn't Me
- The Hueys in None the Number (A counting Adventure)
- Once Upon an Alphabet (Short stories For all the Letters)
In 2013, Jeffers illustrated the vinyl record cover for the U2 song "Ordinary Love". It is a drawing of Nelson Mandela.
Oliver Jeffers Media
Oliver Jeffers at Typo Berlin 2017
References
- ↑ Rosita Boland (23 November 2012). Banville wins novel of year at awards. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1123/1224327011713.html. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
Other websites
- Official website
- Oliver Jeffers at British Council: Literature
- Discover author Oliver Jeffers Archived 2017-01-08 at the Wayback Machine at publisher HarperCollins