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Hardback
Published: 26th October 2005
Paperback
Published: 26th March 2018
Board book
Published: 20th January 2014
Board book
Published: 26th August 2025
Lost and Found
By (Author) Oliver Jeffers
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
26th October 2005
5th September 2005
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Winner of Nestle Children's Book Prize: Age 5 and Under 2005
Hardback
32
Width 265mm, Height 271mm, Spine 5mm
520g
A wonderful story about the meaning of loneliness and the importance of friendship. One day a penguin arrives on a boy's door step. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his rowing boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all!
Reviews for How to Catch a Star "!the best recent picture book by light years, is stylishly spellbinding" Telegraph "If the title sounds magical and optimistic to you, it's probably because that's exactly what this book is" Junior (BOOK OF THE MONTH) "A stunning debut!" Books for Keeps (NEW TALENT) "How to Catch a Star is a beautiful debut picture book from an extremely talented and innovative illustrator. This is a fantastic story which teaches children that if you wish hard enough your dreams just may come true" The Bookseller "Hail to new talent! If only all picture books could be this good" The Bookseller
Oliver is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his paintings around the world. He works as a freelance illustrator and this is his second picture book project.