How to Catch a Star

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When my mum and/or dad dies, I'll be sure to not put my heart in a bottle and will, instead, accept those feelings of loss and pain. The children in my setting loved the story, they are big fans of the nursery rhyme Twinkle twinkle little star, so I knew they would be interested in this. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I will get through it, and when I do, I'll make sure to treasure every memory I have of them and tell myself that they are not truly dead, because they'll live long in the memories I have of them.

Personally I wasn't sure about the illustrations, they're quite stylised, but this book has quickly become one of my son's favourites.He has made art for Newsweek, The New York Times, United Airlines, TED, Nintendo, and has illustrated a a number of novels.

His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Brooklyn Museum New York. Whenever my toddler wakes up from his afternoon nap in inconsolable tears, as he occasionally does for some mysterious reason, this book always immediately comforts him from the opening page. From figurative painting, collage and installation to illustration and award winning picture-books, Oliver Jeffers practice takes many forms.

Finally, just when the boy is ready to give up, he learns that sometimes things aren't where, or what, we expect them to be.