How to Catch a Star

Oliver Jeffers is a storyteller of a generation. He has won several high-profile awards, including Time Magazine's Book of the Year, the Smarties Prize Gold Award, the Blue Peter Book of the Year and the Irish Children's. He is a New York Times bestselling author. He splits his time between Brooklyn and Belfast.

“…the best recent picture book by light years, is stylishly spellbinding” Telegraph“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.” Guardian“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.” Mail on Sunday“Hail to new talent… If only all picture books could be this good" The Bookseller