Lost And Found

By (author) Oliver Jeffers; By (author) Jeffers Oliver; Illustrated by Jeffers Oliver
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Set sail on a wonderful adventure in this toddler-friendly board book from award-winning, bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers!

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Set sail on a wonderful adventure in this toddler-friendly board book from award-winning, bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers!

There once was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door…

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 row 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…

Review quote

‘An uplifting story…pictures of such spare beauty…suffused with a dreamlike quality.’ Independent Online

‘Oliver Jeffers makes impressive use of space in this affecting story of friendship…illustrations capture feelings of loss and loneliness through the most delicate nuances of facial expression…and body language.’ Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian

‘My picture book of the year, a joyful exploration of the power of friendship.’ Irish Independent

Praise for ‘How to Catch a Star’:

‘The best recent picture book by light years… stylishly spellbinding.’ Telegraph

Biographical note

Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. ‘Lost and Found’ animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.

Feature

• How to Catch a Star celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2014

• How to Catch a Star was Oliver Jeffers’ first picture book and continues to be his bestselling title with lifetime sales in the UK of over 277k copies, across all editions (Nielsen Bookscan)

• Oliver is one of the most important and talented artists in today’s market, whose picture books have been translated in to 33 languages, and whose lifetime sales exceed £5 million(Nielsen Bookscan)!

• Lost and Found won the Gold Award at the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005, and also the Blue Peter Book of the Year award. An animated film of the book was screened on Channel 4 and won a BAFTA for Best Children’s Animation in 2009. This Moose Belongs to Me won the Irish Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year 2012 and Stuck was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012

• Part of a packed calendar of activity around the 10th Anniversary of How to Catch a Star. Including video messages, activity packs in stores nationwide, competitions and partnerships. Plus an Oliver Jeffers & Friends event at Southbank London in Autumn 2014

• Also available in this new cased board book format: How to Catch a Star (9780007549221), The Way Back Home (9787549245) and Up and Down (9780007549658)

• Also available: How to Catch a Star 978-0-00-715034-2,
Lost and Found 978-0-00-715036-6, The Way Back Home 978-0-00-718232-9, The Incredible Book Eating Boy 978-0-00-718231-2, The Great Paper Caper 978-0-00-718233-6 and The Heart in the Bottle 978-0-00-718234-3

Competition: Meanwhile Back on Earth. Chris Haughton, Jon Klassen