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. Common Sense Media found the movie adaption "appropriate for all ages and doesn't contain anything questionable. It provides an enchanting space to discuss issues around friendship as well as making links to geography. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).

gently humorous and heartwarming tale of friendship found, lost and regained" [5] Inis magazine of Children's Books Ireland described it "a very special book which I am sure will become a favourite with 3 to 4-year-olds. In 2013, Jeffers illustrated the vinyl cover (a drawing of Nelson Mandela) for the U2 song "Ordinary Love". A stage version of Lost and Found, for children aged 3 and above has been created by Travelling Light and Polka Theatre. I can't wait until my nephew is old enough to read this with me, but until then, I'm more than happy to read it to myself. It would be a good idea to display a collection of his books within the classroom and book area for children to browse and to read several stories as part of Guided Reading and story time, particularly books containing the boy (Noah) from ‘Lost and Found’, e.From figurative painting, collage and installation to illustration and award winning picture-books, Oliver Jeffers practice takes many forms. Children enter the classroom to find a penguin with a sign hanging around his neck saying ‘I am lost’ before being introduced to the author, Oliver Jeffers.

His outstanding talent has already been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award, the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and the Irish Children's Book of the Year. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn’t what the penguin was looking for after all. There wasn't really any mention about the penguin not being sad while the boy told him stories on the boat, so saying that the penguin was sad again wasn't quite as effective, a page about the penguin being happy would have made a big difference. Set sail on a wonderful adventure in this toddler-friendly board book from award-winning, bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers!

From the rising star of children’s picture books comes the magical tale of friendship and loneliness, a boy and a penguin. Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.

They include purposeful writing suggestions, links to the wider curriculum so that texts can be used across other subjects, key questions as well as spelling or phonics investigations. So he decided to help it find its way home, even if that meant rowing all the way to the South Pole.

The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Oliver jeffers' first picture book, How to Catch a Star, was shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Awards 2004. Kirkus Reviews wrote "Readers who (inexplicably) find David Lawrence’s Pickle and Penguin (2004) just too weird may settle in more comfortably with this—slightly—less offbeat friendship tale. Oliver Jeffers MBE is an important, award-winning author and illustrator who children can continue to explore on their own or with their classmates. The expression in the illustrations is lovely - I don't know if our 15 month old appreciates them but I certainly do when reading this to him.Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. He graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his paintings around the world. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.