Oliver Jeffers (www.oliverjeffersworld.com) 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; The Way Back Home; The Incredible Book
Eating Boy; The Great Paper Caper; The Heart and the Bottle, which
was made into a highly acclaimed iPad application narrated by
Helena Bonham Carter; Up and Down, the New York Times bestselling
Stuck; The Hueys in the New Sweater, a New York Times Best
Illustrated Book of the Year; and This Moose Belongs to Me, a
New York Times bestseller. Originally from Belfast, Northern
Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
* "Jeffers’ light-handed illustrations are hilariously droll . . .
The giggle-inducing conclusion leaves some stuff, um, up in the
air."--A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2011, starred review — Kirkus
Reviews (starred review)
* "Yields a childlike aesthetic sure to tickle the funny bones of
its target audience–and of the adults who share the story with
youngsters."--School Library Journal, starred review — School
Library Journal (starred review)
"With deceptive simplicity and sophisticated illustration, this
comic look at problem solving will have wide appeal."--Booklist —
Booklist
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