Book #1
How to Catch a Star
Written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
3 - 7
Reading
age
32
Page
count
12
Words
per page
Jun 3, 2004
Publication
date
Hardcover
$18.99
$17.97
Summary
From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes a story about wishing, persevering, and reaching for the stars.
Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn’t work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper and doesn’t fly well at all. 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.
Oliver Jeffers offers a simple, childlike tale of reaching for the stars, and emerging with a friend.
The Boy Series
Published from 2004 - 2024
5 books| Year | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | How to Catch a Star | 32 |
| 2005 | Lost and Found | 32 |
| 2008 | The Way Back Home | 32 |
| 2010 | Up and Down | 40 |
| 2024 | Where to Hide a Star | 48 |
The Creative Behind the Books
Author & Illustrator
OLIVER JEFFERS makes art and tells stories. 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.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; and the New York Times bestsellers Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me and Once Upon an Alphabet. He is also, of course, the illustrator of the #1 smash hits The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home, both written by Drew Daywalt.His fine art is world-renowned and his dip-art exhibitions are a much sought-after event. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and young son.
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