Title | : | How to Catch a Star |
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Author | : | Oliver Jeffers |
Release | : | 2014-04-24 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | Kids & Young Adults |
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1 | How to Catch a Star | Oliver Jeffers |
An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own. The original debut picture book from shining talent Oliver Jeffers. There once was a boy who loved stars so much that he wished he had one of his very own. Every night he watched the stars in the sky from his bedroom window and dreamed of how he could be their friend and how they could play hide-and-go-seek together. So, one day, he decided to set about catching a star of his very own… Reviews “…the best recent picture book by light years, is stylishly spellbinding” Telegraph “If only all picture books could be this good" The Bookseller “This is a magical, beautifully illustrated tale about reaching for dreams… Adults tend to think of waiting as tedious, but the magic of this book is that it understands waiting as children wait – alert, apprehensive and using their imaginations.” Mail on Sunday About the author Oliver Jeffers is a storyteller of a generation. He has won several high-profile awards, including Time Magazine's Book of the Year, the Smarties Prize Gold Award, the Blue Peter Book of the Year and the Irish Children's. He is a New York Times bestselling author. He splits his time between Brooklyn and Belfast. |