#samwinston

[etsionlisait]

❆ Mon calendrier de l'Avent des livres #13 ❆

Nous sommes d'un monde d'histoires... Notre maison est une maison que nous inventons. Ouverte à tous, elle appartient à chacun car l'imagination est notre bien.

Cette formidable phrase est extraite d'un album que j'adore absolument, *L'enfant des livres*. Le texte est très court mais dit beaucoup sur les histoires et l'imagination. Les illustrations d'Oliver Jeffers sont juste de formidables tremplins pour s'enthousiasmer / rêver / se projeter dans les livres.

*L'enfant des livres* célèbre la littérature et ses héros, la magie de l'imaginaire et des histoires ; il donne envie de lire, lire et lire encore ; de se laisser effrayer par les monstres des contes et de vivre 1000 autres aventures avec les héros des livres...

Le texte de *L'enfant des livres* est signé Sam Winston et il est illustré par Oliver Jeffers. L'édition originale est publiée au Royaume-Uni par Walker Books (sous le titre *A Child of Books*) et la version française est parue aux éditions Kaléidoscope.

Je vous invite à regarder la belle vidéo – présentation de l’album : 

[cherylrainfield]

My favorite picture book that I bought myself for Christmas is A CHILD OF BOOKS by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. It is a celebration of our imaginations and books and the stories within, and an invitation to dive into stories that light up your imagination. . The text is spare, poetic, and beautiful, inviting the reader back into books and their own imagination. The beginning completely pulled me in: "I am a child of books. I come from a world of stories." And the ending was perfect, an echo of the beginning but deeper, reminding us that we are made from stories, and that imagination is free. Anyone can use their imagination! . . Jeffers' artwork is exquisite and pure delight, especially for readers! I love how part of each illustration is made from text from classic children's books such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle; and The Swiss Family Robinson, as well as fairy tales; children's songs and lullabyes; and even a newspaper poking fun at seriousm, dry, unimaginative articles. I also love the progression of using a single page from a book or manuscript and only a few words, to a sea of words from stories, to entire books visually used as trees and buildings. . I also love the end papers which are full of classic children's book and fairy tale titles and authors. . . This is a true reader, book lover, writer, and artist treasure, and has quickly become one of my favorite books! It would make a perfect gift fot any book lover or writer! Highly recommended. 5/5 stars. . . Published by Candlewick Press, 2016. I purchased my own copy. . . . #achildofbooks #oliverjeffers #samwinston #candlewickpress #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #bookstagram #bookishlove #booknerdigans #booknerd #bookgeek #booklover #readingforever #readers #bookrec #bookrecommendation #cherylrainfield #yawriter

[booknookenrichment]

We are so excited #achildofbooks came out today!! Super thrilled we were able to see @oliverjeffers reading it #aloud! @storiesbk #creativereadings #booknooknyc #earlyreaders #brooklyn #ece #booksigning #oliverjeffers #samwinston #whatsthehoot (at Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab)

[dannihenleydesigns-blog]

Sam Winston - Design Inspiration - 14

Sam Winstons’ practise is concerned with language both as a carrier of messages but also as a form in and of itself. Initially known for his typography and artist books, he employs a variety of different approaches including drawing, data mapping and poetry.

A continuing theme is his exploration of the hidden narratives found in canonical bodies of text. Works such as Darwin's Origin of the Species or classic nineteenth century children's literature are often subject to data mining and cut and paste techniques to playfully reveal meta narratives and visual assumptions.

I really love this as I found a link with what I could do with my own work using Sam’s technique. As my book (Of Mice and Men) uses a lot of text on the one page, I could change up the text and create design ideas like this. 

[puifon]

Project with Sam Winston

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship

George Bernard Shaw Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind

William Westmoreland

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. Joseph Brodsky Working in pairs, visualise one of the quotes above, produce three alternative outcomes.