Althought the story is simple, remember you are reading to a child, my 2 yr old is amazed at how many things have stars in them other than the sky. An inspirational story from internationally bestselling, multi-prize-winning picture book creator Oliver Jeffers. Finally, just when the boy is ready to give up, he learns that sometimes things aren't where, or what, we expect them to be.

An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. 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. From figurative painting, collage and installation to illustration and award winning picture-books, Oliver Jeffers practice takes many forms. It is an easy, quick read and I’d say Early years children would enjoy it mostly but it would also make a great book for young readers too.Whenever my toddler wakes up from his afternoon nap in inconsolable tears, as he occasionally does for some mysterious reason, this book always immediately comforts him from the opening page. Looking forward to getting some more books by this author for my little boy to enjoy when he's a little older.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. 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. It has wonderful illustrations and text which both hold the attention of the children and from which they can follow independently after listening to the story.He has made art for Newsweek, The New York Times, United Airlines, TED, Nintendo, and has illustrated a a number of novels. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Brooklyn Museum New York. So one day, he decided to catch a star of his very own… From the shining talent of Oliver Jeffers, winner of the Bisto Award, this inspirational, glittering story captures the magic of reaching for dreams. It made me realise that while losing someone is, indeed, horrible but shutting yourself away in a protective shell doesn't help the situation nor is it something that person would ever want.

Oliver Jeffers is a Northern Irish artist and author-illustrator of children’s picture books, including Lost and Found and Here We Are. I will get through it, and when I do, I'll make sure to treasure every memory I have of them and tell myself that they are not truly dead, because they'll live long in the memories I have of them.A wonderful book, beautiful illustrations and my 2 year old insists on it being read every night before he goes to bed. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

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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.