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How to Catch a Star

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Once there was a boy who loved stars so much that he decided he wanted to catch one of his very own. From figurative painting, collage and installation to illustration and award winning picture-books, Oliver Jeffers practice takes many forms. An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own. 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. He has made art for Newsweek, The New York Times, United Airlines, TED, Nintendo, and has illustrated a a number of novels.

Update: have seen some more of this author's work for slightly older children and appreciate the illustrations and the quirky style a bit better now. Oliver Jeffers offers a simple, childlike tale of reaching for the stars, and emerging with a friend. Looking forward to getting some more books by this author for my little boy to enjoy when he's a little older.

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. I could see this as a good way to teach children about rather heavy subjects such as depression, anxiety, loss and mourning. A story about possibilities and disappointments with a triumphant ending, all of which Jeffers captures through the beautifully expressive changing moods of his little boy. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award.

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.Personally I wasn't sure about the illustrations, they're quite stylised, but this book has quickly become one of my son's favourites.

Not sure how to explain it best: the prose is so nicely paced and there's a really good ratio of illustrations to words (more pictures than words), yet there's still a proper narrative to the book. 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. 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. 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.And I don't think I would have been as lucky as finding someone "small and still curious about the world" like she had. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Brooklyn Museum New York.

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.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. 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.

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