Here We Are

Oliver Jeffers (Port Hedland, Australia, 1977) es un artista, ilustrador y escritor australiano. Vive y trabaja en Brooklyn.

Es un hombre que ha aprovechado su creatividad para escribir e ilustrar libros infantiles y juveniles, los cuales han tenido un gran éxito. Es ampliamente conocido por sus libros ilustrados para niños, publicado por HarperCollins UK y Penguin EE.UU.

How to Catch a Star debutó en 2004 con gran éxito de crítica. Lost and Found (2005), ganó el Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Medalla de Oro 2006, el Premio del Libro de Peter azul de 2006 y fue nominado para la Medalla Kate Greenaway el mismo año.

The Incredible Book Eating Boy (2007) ganó en los Premios del Libro Infantil del Año. Su cuarto libro The Way Back Home fue lanzado en septiembre de 2007 y The Great Paper Caper se lanzó en septiembre de 2008. De la misma manera Stuck y This Moose Belongs to Me, consiguieron aparecer en la lista de Best seller del The New York Times.

Asimismo The Day the Crayons Quit fue número uno en la lista del New York Times Best Seller.

El estilo de ilustración de Jeffers utiliza técnica mixta y es reconocida por su sutil narración y el uso del espacio en la composición.

La opinión de los lectores y expertos sobre Here We Are. Notes For Living on Planet Earth:

“With the birth of his first child, Jeffers wanted to capture what is important to him with regards to the Earth and how he wants his son to live his life on it. Much like his own father (see the back of the book), Jeffers focuses on the need for kindness and care to the planet and each other and to embrace the fact that we are all different and yet, the same. Here We Are it’s a beautiful story, dotted with some laugh-out-loud humour and little intertextual references to earlier work.”. From goodreads.com

“Beautiful book. As the reader, you are invited to fully immerse yourself into the intriguing wonders on Earth and beyond. The voice is calm and kind, with a hint of humour- the perfect balance.

The quotes at the end of the book were insightful into Oliver’s life and the wisdom his father gifted to him. He has incorporated this wisdom through the pages in Here We Are, which for me was very powerful:
‘There are only three words you need to live by, son: respect, consideration and tolerance’- Oliver’s father.”. From goodreads.com

“Read it and immediately bought it for the kids on my Christmas list. Told with Jeffers’ signature humor and voice, you can feel his love for his son throughout the pages. The illustrations are incredible and the story is simple and perfect.”. From goodreads.com

“Here We Are is a must have for everyone’s book shelf. Every page is full of diverse images and witty words. Favourite line ‘We may all look different, act different and sound different….but don’t be fooled, we are all people’. Every parent/carer/teacher needs this please!”. From goodreads.com