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Once there was a boy…

By: Oliver Jeffers
Narrated by: Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant
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Summary

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

 Animals Animals & Nature Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Vehicles & Transportation

Critic Reviews

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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