What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future
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- Create Date：2021-04-25 11:55:02
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Oliver Jeffers
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Summary
What shall we build， you and I？
We'll build a watch to keep our time。
I'll build your future
and you'll build mine。
A father daughter story。
We'll build a watch to keep our time。
I'll build your future
and you'll build mine。
A father daughter story。
Reviews
Sarah
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So sweet！
Abigail
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Celebrated picture-book creator Oliver Jeffers returns to the form in this newest title， which offers a celebration of the father-daughter bond， and a hopeful vision of what that bond might produce， in the years to come。 Together， the pair build a home for themselves， and together， they contend with any number of potential situations， from conflict with neighbors to travels to other locales。。。Pairing a simple text in rhyme with gorgeously colorful artwork， What We'll Build: Plans for Our Togethe Celebrated picture-book creator Oliver Jeffers returns to the form in this newest title， which offers a celebration of the father-daughter bond， and a hopeful vision of what that bond might produce， in the years to come。 Together， the pair build a home for themselves， and together， they contend with any number of potential situations， from conflict with neighbors to travels to other locales。。。Pairing a simple text in rhyme with gorgeously colorful artwork， What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future is clearly a follow-up to Jeffers' earlier Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth， published in 2017 as a love letter to the planet， and to his newborn son。 Here we see that the inspiration is his daughter， Mari， and that the focus is on the future， rather than on the world as it is。 Having absolutely loved that earlier book， I had high hopes for this one， and for the most part， I was not disappointed。 While the rhyming text sometimes felt just a tad awkward （something I did not notice in the earlier book）， I appreciated its message of hope and determination， when facing the world to come。 The artwork， on the other hand， left absolutely nothing to be desire， and was simply beautiful。 The vivid color palette， the stylized forms， the overall composition - it all worked splendidly。 My favorite scenes were undoubtedly the ones featuring the witchy neighbor - witchy picture-books being a pet project of mine - and the ones with the beautiful red fox （another pet project）。 Recommended to Oliver Jeffers fans， and to picture-book readers looking for hopeful stories about the future， and all it holds。 。。。more
Reedmylife
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This is such a beautiful story and visually beautiful as well。
Alyssa Miller
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Grant has taken a keen interest to this book above many others :）
Ben Truong
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What We'll Build: Plans for our Together Future is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers。 It centers on an adult and child， who gather tools and prepare for a future together。Jeffers' text is rather simplistic， straightforward， and lyrical。 Jeffers imagines a stream of fanciful projects that a father， sporting a wool hat， and his sailor dress-clad daughter might do together。 Jeffers' signature childlike scribbles are heightened with generous swaths of warm colors。Th What We'll Build: Plans for our Together Future is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers。 It centers on an adult and child， who gather tools and prepare for a future together。Jeffers' text is rather simplistic， straightforward， and lyrical。 Jeffers imagines a stream of fanciful projects that a father， sporting a wool hat， and his sailor dress-clad daughter might do together。 Jeffers' signature childlike scribbles are heightened with generous swaths of warm colors。The premise of the book is rather straightforward。 With tools gathered， father and daughter starts to build their lives together。 He promises to keep her safe， while continuing to build even more daffy engineering projects with his daughter。 In the story’s most developed episode， the two realize that building walls keeps potential friends out， and they open their fortress gates to admit a Viking， a pirate， a witch， and a lavender-colored surgeon。All in all， What We'll Build: Plans for our Together Future is a wonderful tribute and love letter to the relationship between a father and daughter。 。。。more
Jessica
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Wasn’t sure what to expect but wanted more。
Claire
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This is very enjoyable。 I love the little fox。 A great book about imagination。
Divya Subramanian
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Such a heart felt book。。 building the future is what parenthood and childhood is all about。 The conversations that we have reading this book are so humbling and insightful 🥰
Brenda Yoho
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The book is of a father and daughter building together a home。 A wondrous journey of building a life full of memories utilizing the tools they need for a solid foundation to support all they may face。It is a great book to share from father to daughter on a journey extraordinary as the connection between them。 I enjoyed the book。
Christine Smith
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The illustrations were nice but the story。。。 eh
Bethy Clarke
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Following teaching a recovery curriculum unit on Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers in Sept 2020， I used this text for a return to school unit this March and unfortunately it was not enjoyed to the same degree as the former。
Helen Del
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I am a 4's teacher and to be fair， my class seemed to really enjoy this book。 I， on the other hand， was disappointed。 It almost felt like Mr。 Jeffers has begun to rely too much on his deservedly established reputation and less on the imagination that made earlier works like "Lost and Found" so special。 I hate to say he dialed it in here but that was my takeaway。 I am a 4's teacher and to be fair， my class seemed to really enjoy this book。 I， on the other hand， was disappointed。 It almost felt like Mr。 Jeffers has begun to rely too much on his deservedly established reputation and less on the imagination that made earlier works like "Lost and Found" so special。 I hate to say he dialed it in here but that was my takeaway。 。。。more
Kate
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I’m not sure of the audience， probably more for adults but also for them to read aloud with the young child in their live。 I noticed a statement on the CIP page about the privilege of planning for a future。 Love this acknowledgement。
Franko
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Predivna slikovnica o ocu i kćeri koji se spremaju postaviti temelje za život。
Reagan Kapasi
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Cute rhyming book about father and daughter building things together。 A nice abstract father's day book。 Cute rhyming book about father and daughter building things together。 A nice abstract father's day book。 。。。more
Kim
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A father and daughter talk about what they will build together both tangible and intangible。 （door， house， love， future）。 Pretty high concepts for kids。
Plano Nacional de Leitura 2027
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O que vamos construir， tu e eu？ Uma casa para vivermos。 O futuro um do outro。 Uma estrada para ir à lua e voltar。 E amor de sobra， que guardaremos。。。 O mais recente livro de Oliver Jeffers tem uma mensagem poderosa sobre o poder do amor， da partilha， da esperança e da imaginação em tempos adversos。ISBN: t978-989-8868-86-2CDU: t087。5-053。5821。111（417）-34Livro recomendado PNL2027 - Literatura - dos 3-5 anos - dos 6-8 anos - dos 9-11 anos - Inicial - Mediana
Sarah Blan
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Oliver Jeffers never disappoints。 I didn’t love this one as much as his previous book Here We Are， but it contains similar depth to the story with simple lines and unique illustrations。 My favorite line - “Let’s build a door where there was none。” Love reading these with my kids even though they think they’re too old for picture books。 We’re never too old for picture books。
Rebecca Caufman
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Sweet story of a father and daughter building their lives together。
Bree
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So cute
Brindi Michele
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this is a great dad story for parents out there looking for picture books featuring father figures。
Annie
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A story about the relationship between a dad and his daughter。 A story of love and support。
The Creature Between Pages
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This book is a real treasure。I haven't found a book by Oliver Jeffers that I haven't loved so far。 He has a natural gift to writing children's books， the convey such sweet， touching and heartfelt messages in just a few words and sentences。 The illustrations are dreamy and delicious and make the book so endearing， each page turn is a beautiful surprise。 This is the best dedication a father could make for his daughter。 This book is a real treasure。I haven't found a book by Oliver Jeffers that I haven't loved so far。 He has a natural gift to writing children's books， the convey such sweet， touching and heartfelt messages in just a few words and sentences。 The illustrations are dreamy and delicious and make the book so endearing， each page turn is a beautiful surprise。 This is the best dedication a father could make for his daughter。 。。。more
Carla Harrison
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Lovely book， clear bond between the child and parent represented with lovely illustrations and accessible words。
Lori
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Poignant and moving。
Kata Lina
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“¿Qué construiremos tú y yo？” es la pregunta que un padre hace a su hija， la que Jeffers responde con el lenguaje simple y poético de siempre。 Un libro hermoso y esperanzador para planear "nuestro futuro juntos。" “¿Qué construiremos tú y yo？” es la pregunta que un padre hace a su hija， la que Jeffers responde con el lenguaje simple y poético de siempre。 Un libro hermoso y esperanzador para planear "nuestro futuro juntos。" 。。。more
Mary N
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I like the text and its flow。 I want to read it for storytime， but I hesitate because of the whiteness on the first and last page。 I know the characters are based on the author and his daughter but， in this day and age， it feels sad not to have POC represented in the characters sharing their dreams， inventiveness， and "plans for our together future。" I like the text and its flow。 I want to read it for storytime， but I hesitate because of the whiteness on the first and last page。 I know the characters are based on the author and his daughter but， in this day and age， it feels sad not to have POC represented in the characters sharing their dreams， inventiveness， and "plans for our together future。" 。。。more
Emeli Hernandez
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This book consists of a daughter and father building a building together。 Not exactly a building， but a future as well。 Through the book， the daughter and dad share a strong bond by building。 They talk about building things that are not even man-made。 They share constant thoughts of what they could build。 This book has illustrations as well so readers can see their exact thoughts。
Charlotte Cockburn
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Beautifully illustrated and designed story about building the future。 A great way to introduce a design technology and engineering day across the whole school！
Maeve
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