How to Catch a Star

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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. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. In 2013, Jeffers illustrated the vinyl cover (a drawing of Nelson Mandela) for the U2 song "Ordinary Love". 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.

Every night he watched them sailing in the sky outside his bedroom window and dreamed of making friends with them, playing games of hide-and-seek together. 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. And I don't think I would have been as lucky as finding someone "small and still curious about the world" like she had. 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. An inspirational story from internationally bestselling, multi-prize-winning picture book creator Oliver Jeffers.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.A wonderful book, beautiful illustrations and my 2 year old insists on it being read every night before he goes to bed. 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. Looking forward to getting some more books by this author for my little boy to enjoy when he's a little older.

He started creating children's books when people wouldn't believe what happened to him unless he pretended he was telling 'stories'. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. At an early age, Oliver developed an appreciation of five-letter words and his loves include plastic food, wheels, suitcase handles, Elvis and, despite not having met one yet, polar bears. 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. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

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. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 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. Personally I wasn't sure about the illustrations, they're quite stylised, but this book has quickly become one of my son's favourites.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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.