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Set sail on a wonderful adventure in this toddler-friendly board book from award-winning, bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers!There once was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his doorThe boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole.But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all

Trade Review

‘An uplifting story…pictures of such spare beauty…suffused with a dreamlike quality.’ Independent Online

‘Oliver Jeffers makes impressive use of space in this affecting story of friendship…illustrations capture feelings of loss and loneliness through the most delicate nuances of facial expression…and body language.’ Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian

‘My picture book of the year, a joyful exploration of the power of friendship.’ Irish Independent

Praise for ‘How to Catch a Star’:

‘The best recent picture book by light years… stylishly spellbinding.’ Telegraph

Lost and Found

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    A Board book by Oliver Jeffers

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 2 January 2014
      ISBN-13 9780007549238
      978-0007549238
      ISBN-10 0007549237
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      Children & Teen Baby, Toddler & Pre-School Children & Teen Fiction Books by Oliver Jeffers

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Set sail on a wonderful adventure in this toddler-friendly board book from award-winning, bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers!There once was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his doorThe boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole.But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all

      Trade Review

      ‘An uplifting story…pictures of such spare beauty…suffused with a dreamlike quality.’ Independent Online

      ‘Oliver Jeffers makes impressive use of space in this affecting story of friendship…illustrations capture feelings of loss and loneliness through the most delicate nuances of facial expression…and body language.’ Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian

      ‘My picture book of the year, a joyful exploration of the power of friendship.’ Irish Independent

      Praise for ‘How to Catch a Star’:

      ‘The best recent picture book by light years… stylishly spellbinding.’ Telegraph

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