An exciting intergalactic adventure from shining star Oliver Jeffers, creator of Lost and Found. Now available in gorgeous miniature hardback edition.An exciting intergalactic adventure from shining star Oliver Jeffers, creator of Lost and Found. Now available in gorgeous miniature hardback edition.One day a boy finds an aeroplane in his cupboard. Up, up, up and away he flies, high into the sky. Whizzing past clouds, stars and planets until suddenly, he runs out of petrol!Miles from earth, the boy crashes into the moon and waits. Just as he is beginning to get cold and lonely, a friendly martian appears from the darkness, also with a broken aircraft.Together they come up with a super plan to float the boy back down to earth to collect his toolbox.Can the boy find his way back home safely and will he ever make it back up to the moon to rescue his friend?Praise for ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’"Mouth-wateringly irresistible" The GuardianPraise for ‘Lost and Found’:‘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 GuardianPraise for ‘How to Catch a Star’:‘The best recent picture book by light years… 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.’ The GuardianOliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. ‘Lost and Found’ animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.• This Moose Belongs to Me won the Irish Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year 2012• Stuck was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012• Oliver Jeffers is the rising star of children’s picture books and has now sold over 800k books since 2004• His debut book ‘How to Catch a Star’ was short listed for The Booktrust Early Years Award in 2004 and won a CBI/Bisto Merit Award in 2005• His second book, ‘Lost and Found’, won the Gold Award at the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005 plus was The Blue Peter Book of the Year in 2006• ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’ was selected for Richard and Judy’s Christmas Books in 2006Competition: Meanwhile Back on Earth. Alexis Deacon, Emily Gravett, Axel Scheffler
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