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The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers (2007) Analysis
First published in 2007, The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers has a carnivalesque/tall tale plot but with the slow, reflective mood of Jeffers’ later work, for example The Heart And The Bottle. STORY STRUCTURE OF THE WAY BACK HOME WEAKNESS IN THE WAY BACK HOME “Once there was a boy.” This is a generic child and […]
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Stuck by Oliver Jeffers (2011) Analysis
When Floyd’s kite gets stuck in a tree, he tries to knock it down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things. A perfect picture book by Oliver Jeffers. STORY STRUCTURE OF STUCK There’s a long oral tradition of stories which get cumulatively more and more ridiculous until the most ridiculous idea ends the story. “The […]
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This Moose Belongs To Me by Oliver Jeffers Analysis
This Moose Belongs To Me is a 2012 picture book written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.
