How to Catch a Star

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And I don't think I would have been as lucky as finding someone "small and still curious about the world" like she had.

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. In 2013, Jeffers illustrated the vinyl cover (a drawing of Nelson Mandela) for the U2 song "Ordinary Love". 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. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.The children in my setting loved the story, they are big fans of the nursery rhyme Twinkle twinkle little star, so I knew they would be interested in this.

They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award.Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London based Studio AKA, screening on Christmas Eve 2008 on Channel 4 in the UK and on Nickelodeon in the US and Australia.

His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Brooklyn Museum New York. His books include How to Catch a Star; Lost and Found , which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award in the U. An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own.When my mum and/or dad dies, I'll be sure to not put my heart in a bottle and will, instead, accept those feelings of loss and pain. Once there was a boy who loved stars so much that he decided he wanted to catch one of his very own. Personally I wasn't sure about the illustrations, they're quite stylised, but this book has quickly become one of my son's favourites.