Oliver Jeffers facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Oliver Jeffers
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Oliver Brendan Jeffers
1977 (age 47–48) Port Hedland, Western Australia
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| Education | University of Ulster |
Oliver Jeffers is a famous artist, illustrator, and writer. He was born in Australia in 1977 but is from Northern Ireland. He went to Hazelwood College and then studied at the University of Ulster, finishing in 2001. After living and working in Brooklyn for a while, he moved back to Northern Ireland in the early 2020s.
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Oliver Jeffers' Amazing Art and Books
Oliver Jeffers creates many types of art, from paintings to picture books. His art has been shown in big cities all over the world, like New York, London, and Sydney.
His Popular Children's Books
He is especially famous for his children's picture books. These books are published by HarperCollins UK and Penguin US.
- How to Catch a Star was his first book, released in 2004. It was very popular.
- Lost and Found (2005) won many awards. These included the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Medal and the Blue Peter Book Award in 2006. It was also nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
- The Incredible Book Eating Boy (2007) won the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year.
- Other popular books include The Way Back Home (2007) and The Great Paper Caper (2008).
- Stuck and This Moose Belongs to Me both became bestsellers on The New York Times Best Seller list.
- Many of Jeffers' books have been translated into different languages, like German, Spanish, and French.
- The Day the Crayons Quit became a number one bestseller on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Oliver Jeffers' Art Style
Oliver Jeffers uses different materials in his illustrations. His art is known for telling subtle stories and using space in a clever way. As a freelance illustrator, he has worked for many big companies. These include Starbucks, United Airlines, and Sony PSP. He has also created art for newspapers like The Irish Times and The Guardian.
His paintings are often of people or objects. He paints on canvas or on 3D items he finds or makes. In 2006, he had a show called "Additional Information" in Belfast. This show explored how art and science are connected. He painted pictures of people and added mathematical equations on top.
Oliver Jeffers' art is shown by Lazinc Gallery in London. He has had many solo exhibitions. Some of these include Nothing to See Here (2013) and Measuring Land and Sea (2015).
Working with Other Artists
Oliver Jeffers is also a co-founder of an art group called OAR. He started it with Rory Jeffers, Mac Premo, and Duke Riley. Their exhibitions include 9 Days in Belfast and the award-winning BUILDING.
Special Projects and Awards
In 2007, Oliver Jeffers was chosen as the official illustrator for World Book Day.
Lost and Found was made into an animated film. It first aired on Christmas Eve 2008 in the UK. This animation won over 40 international awards. It even won a BAFTA for Best Animation in 2009.
In 2008, The Times newspaper listed him as one of "The Best New Picture Book Illustrators."
In 2010, his book The Heart in the Bottle was released as an iPad app.
In 2012, he created illustrations for a Kinder TV advertisement campaign in the UK.
In 2013, Oliver Jeffers illustrated the cover for the U2 song "Ordinary Love". He also helped direct the music video for the song. Later, in 2015, he created chalk drawings and collages for U2's Innocence + Experience Tour.
In 2017, he wrote and illustrated Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth. This children's book quickly became a New York Times Bestseller. Time Magazine also named it the Best Book of the Year in its category.
In 2020, Oliver Jeffers gave a TED Talk called 'Ode to Living on Earth'. This talk was released on Earth Day. Also, his book Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth was made into a short film by Apple TV+.
For his contributions to the arts, Oliver Jeffers was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2022.
Oliver Jeffers' Books
Books Written and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
- How to Catch a Star (2004)
- Lost and Found (2005)
- The Incredible Book Eating Boy (2006)
- The Way Back Home (2007)
- The Great Paper Caper (2008)
- The Heart and the Bottle (2010)
- Up and Down (2010)
- Stuck (2011)
- This Moose Belongs to Me (2012)
- The Hueys series:
- The New Jumper / The New Sweater (2012)
- It Wasn't Me (2014)
- None the Number (2014)
- What's the Opposite? (2016)
- Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters (2014)
- Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2017)
- The Fate of Fausto (2019)
- What We'll Build: Plans For Our Together Future (2020)
- There's a Ghost in This House (2021)
- Meanwhile Back on Earth (2022)
- Begin Again (2023)
- Where to Hide a Star (2024)
Books Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (Written by Others)
- Noah Barleywater Runs Away, by John Boyne (2010)
- The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas, by David Almond (2012)
- The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket, by John Boyne (2013)
- The Day The Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt (2013)
- Stay Where You Are And Then Leave, by John Boyne (2014)
- The Day the Crayons Came Home, by Drew Daywalt (2015)
- Imaginary Fred, by Eoin Colfer (2015)
- The Crayons' Book of Colors, by Drew Daywalt (2013)
- The Crayon's Christmas, by Drew Daywalt (2019)
Book Covers Designed by Oliver Jeffers
- The Weight of Water, by Sarah Crossan (2011)
- Five Go to Smugglers Top, by Enid Blyton (70th Anniversary limited edition, 2013)
- What You Need To Be Warm, by Neil Gaiman (2023)
Awards and Recognitions
Oliver Jeffers has won many awards for his books and illustrations:
- 2005: Gold Award – Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for Lost and Found
- 2006: Winner – Blue Peter Book Award for Lost and Found
- 2007: Winner – Irish Book Awards for The Incredible Book Eating Boy
- 2009: Winner – British Academy Children's Awards for Lost and Found (Best Illustrated Film with Studio AKA)
- 2011: Winner – V&A 2011 Book Illustration Award for The Heart and the Bottle
- 2012: Winner – Irish Book Awards Junior Children's Book of the Year for This Moose Belongs to Me
- 2013: Winner – Orbil Prize Best Illustrated Book for Stuck
- 2014: Winner – ALA Notable Book for The Day The Crayons Quit (as illustrator)
- 2014: Winner – The Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts Inaugural Hay Medal for his amazing body of work
- 2015: Winner – CBI Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year Award for Once Upon An Alphabet
- 2017: Winner – Bologna Children's Book Fair Fiction for A Child of Books
- 2020: Winner – Prix des libraires du Québec for Here We Are
See also
In Spanish: Oliver Jeffers para niños
