This mind-expanding nonfiction book for 9+ examines the history of information-sharing via cave art, oral storytelling, print, postal networks, propaganda and computing, with Haughton’s characteristic graphic artwork effortlessly distilling complex concepts. An exciting, ambitious departure from an author best known for classic picture books. -- Imogen Russell Williams ― Guardian
This ambitious book is as dense and complex as it is captivating and accessible. ― Inis
Beautiful, informative and quietly revolutionary ― Just Imagine
I highly recommend The History of Information by Chris Haughton, one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read...an outstanding book by an award winning Irish author and illustrator. -- Sarah Webb ― The Irish Times
