A Lost Cause: A Picture Book
By (Author) Felicita Sala
Abrams
Abrams Books for Young Readers
9th October 2025
9th October 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pigs, hogs and boars
Hardback
48
Width 216mm, Height 267mm
From award-winning creator Felicita Sala comes a whimsical adventure about a child whos determined to recover all his misplaced belongings, wherever they may be
A baseball cap. A special sweater covered in dogs. A marble collection. The baseball cap, again.
Pablo just cant stop losing his things: at the bus stop, in the park, on a plane, everywhere! When his exasperated parents give him the responsibility of keeping track of everything, Pablo trieshe really does. But his room has become a frightful mess, and with show-and-tell just around the corner, Pablo needs to find his things now more than ever. Where have they gone to And who can help him now
Relatably told from a childs point of view, this playful tale from internationally beloved author-illustrator Felicita Sala explores the secret lives of the countless little things that go missing every day.
Felicita Sala is the self-taught illustrator of several picture books, including All from a Walnut by Ammi-Joan Paquette, Be a Tree! by Maria Gianferrari, and The Hideout by Susanna Mattiangeli, as well as her own book of recipes for children, Whats Cooking at 10 Garden Street, and her author-illustrator debut, If You Run Out of Words.She grew up between Italy and Australia and now lives in Rome with her family.