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. 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award.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. Personally I wasn't sure about the illustrations, they're quite stylised, but this book has quickly become one of my son's favourites. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of How to Catch a Star with this new toddler-friendly board book edition! I could see this as a good way to teach children about rather heavy subjects such as depression, anxiety, loss and mourning.

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. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. 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. 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. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.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. 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. 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. In 2013, Jeffers illustrated the vinyl cover (a drawing of Nelson Mandela) for the U2 song "Ordinary Love". 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.