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Once there was a boy…
- Author
- Oliver Jeffers
- Narrator
- Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 25 February 2021
- Run Time
- 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture books: character books, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Oceans and seas, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system, Children’s / Teenage general interest: UFOs and extraterrestrial beings, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
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What to expect
A spectacular collection of four much-loved modern classics from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling picture-book maker, Oliver Jeffers.
Read by Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant, these captivating stories are brought to life with music and sound effects.
Stretching from the moon all the way to the South Pole, follow the boy and the penguin on their adventures as they reach for the stars and try to fly away.
Featuring:
How to Catch a Star
Lost and Found
The Way Back Home
Up and Down
Critics Review
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Praise for HOW TO CATCH A STAR:
“…the best recent picture book by light years, is stylishly spellbinding” Telegraph
“Hail to new talent… If only all picture books could be this good" The Bookseller
Praise for LOST AND FOUND
“My picture book of the year, a joyful exploration of the power of friendship.” Irish Independent
“An uplifting story…pictures of such spare beauty…suffused with a dreamlike quality.” Independent Online
Praise for UP AND DOWN
“Full of heart” Irish Times
"Visually witty, poignant and spare, it is sure to stoke the author's huge popularity" Culture, Sunday Times
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Details
- Author
- Oliver Jeffers
- Narrator
- Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant
- Duration
- 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 February 2021
- ISBN
- 9780008479190
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Picture books: character books, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Oceans and seas, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system, Children’s / Teenage general interest: UFOs and extraterrestrial beings, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
A spectacular collection of four much-loved modern classics from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling picture-book maker, Oliver Jeffers. Read by Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant, these captivating stories are brought to life with music and sound effects. Stretching from the moon all the way to the South Pole, follow the boy and the penguin on their adventures as they reach for the stars and try to fly away. Featuring: How to Catch a Star Lost and Found The Way Back Home Up and Down
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