We Are Here: A Father's Notes on Life on Earth

byOliver Jeffs
IllustratorOliver Jeffs
Publisher Relay Press
Published June 2018

Ages 2-6 years old

About

When you become a father or mother for the first time, how do you introduce your child to the world we live in? How would you use minimalist answers and descriptions to establish children's initial understanding of the world and themselves? Is it possible to outline the complex and ever-changing world in just a few pictures or sentences? These seemingly difficult questions were answered by the artist's father, the famous British children's book writer Oliver Jeffs. He explores the world from the perspective of a new life visiting the earth for the first time, from confirming the earth's position in the universe, to understanding the sun, moon, stars, mountains, oceans, various animals and plants, and then entering human society. This is an outstanding picture book drawn with childlike innocence and love, carrying warm fatherly love, conveying a broad mind, vision and structure, and a perfect combination of scientific cognition and humanistic care.

About the Author

Oliver Jeffers is a new generation British picture book master. He was born in Australia in 1977. He returned to the UK when he was 2 years old and now lives in the United States. In 2004, his picture book debut "How to Reach for the Stars" was published. Since then, his works have won more than 30 children's book awards in the UK. He is known as "the top ten British picture book writers in the new century" and UNESCO. The official designated artist for organizing World Book Day, he is a supernova in the world of children's book creation in the UK and even around the world. His work "Lost Little Penguin" was adapted into the animated film "Far and Away", which won more than 70 awards including the 88th Academy Award for Animated Short Film; "Coming Home from the Moon" was adapted by prestigious theater troupes from Denmark and Ireland Close-up puppet show "Hello!" Alien" performed globally; "We Are Here" was adapted into an animated film of the same name, voiced by Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. The cumulative global sales of his works exceed 5 million copies, with book copyrights sold to 40 countries and regions around the world and translated into 36 languages.