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Oliver Jeffers

Oliver Jeffers is still relatively new to the world of book illustration and yet he has already won numerous awards and delighted millions of kids and parents alike with his beautifully hand illustrated stories.

Jeffers's picture books are wonderfully accessible. They explore themes of friendship, loneliness, independence and imagination. He has written and illustrated, or "made", as he prefers to put it, five hugely successful picture books. The first three - the "boy books" - feature a small boy who sets off on a series of daunting quests. How to Catch a Star (2004), the first of them, was inspired by a Brer Rabbit story he read as a child. In Lost and Found (2005) the boy heroically rows to the south pole for the sake of an unhappy penguin, and in The Way Back Home (2007) he rescues a young Martian whose spaceship has crashed on the moon.

His latest The Heart and the Bottle is wholly compelling for the importance of its message and the brilliance of how that is conveyed in words and pictures. This is a book to return to time and time again says Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids’ editorial expert.

Jeffers was born in Australia in 1977 and brought up in Belfast. He studied visual communication at the University of Ulster, and graduated in 2001. Jeffers became passionate about making picture books when he began to understand the subtle relationship between words and pictures – ‘that was what excited me. Until I got really involved, I hadn't realised how just a few words can totally change the meaning of a picture.’ Now living in New York, he works as a painter, designer, printmaker and installation artist, but remains very busy making picture books.

Did you know?

Oliver loves plastic food, suitcase handles and Elvis, and has developed a bizarre habit of endlessly writing lists he never reads. He remains hell bent on travelling all over the world.

Featured Books, with extracts illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket
John Boyne
Shortlisted for the Little Rebel Children's Book Award 2013. In an entertaining adventure that is also full of charm and whimsy, best-selling author John Boyne champions the right of children to be different. Barnaby Brocket’s parents want only thing – to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/03/2013
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The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
David Almond
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2013 - Best Story Award-winning David Almond tells a deliciously funny and refreshingly original story of Stanley, a boy who takes off on a journey of enlightenment and discovery after his uncle,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/09/2012
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The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket
John Boyne
In an entertaining adventure that is also full of charm and whimsy, best-selling author John Boyne champions the right of children to be different. Barnaby Brocket’s parents want only thing – to lead an utterly normal life. But when Barnaby,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/08/2012
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Stuck
Oliver Jeffers
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012. Delightful chaos ensues when a young boy gets his kite stuck up a tree in this laugh-out-loud new picture book from award-winning, internationally best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers! A hilarious book with a wonderful...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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The Hueys in The New Jumper
Oliver Jeffers
The thing about the Hueys is that they are all the same! They all look the same, think the same and do the same things. Until one day, Rupert knits himself a new jumper! How will the other Hueys react?...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Up and Down
Oliver Jeffers
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. A touching story of how two friends feel when they separate and try to manage without each other. Prize-winning illustrator Oliver Jeffers specialises in spare illustrations which are warm hearted but...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011
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Up and Down
Oliver Jeffers
A touching story of how two friends feel when they separate and try to manage without each other. Prize-winning illustrator Oliver Jeffers specialises in spare illustrations which are warm hearted but also capture the deep sadness of being alone in...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2010
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The Heart and the Bottle
Oliver Jeffers
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2011 Award winning Oliver Jeffers’s latest book is wholly compelling for the importance of its message...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2010
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The Heart and the Bottle
Oliver Jeffers
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2011 Award winning Oliver Jeffers’s latest book is wholly compelling for the importance of its message...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Stuck
Oliver Jeffers
Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with! a ladder, a pot of paint,...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Book Awards | eBooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
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It Wasn't Me
Oliver Jeffers
Meet the Hueys - a fabulously quirky group of characters from international bestselling, award-winning author/illustrator, Oliver Jeffers, creator of How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found. A fight has broken out amongst The Hueys. It was not me! It...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 25/04/2013
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Books illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers
WINNER of the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year 2012. An exquisite new book, featuring a boy and his moose, from internationally bestselling, multi-prize-winning picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers.
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/08/2013

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The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket
John Boyne
There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents' horror,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/03/2013

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The Hueys: The New Jumper
Oliver Jeffers
Introducing the Hueys - a fabulously quirky group of characters in a hilarious new series from internationally bestselling, award-winning author/illustrator, Oliver Jeffers, creator of How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found.
Format: Paperback - Released: 27/09/2012

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Stuck
Oliver Jeffers
Delightful chaos ensues when a young boy gets his kite stuck in a tree in this laugh-out-loud new picture book from award-winning, internationally best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers!
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Up and Down
Oliver Jeffers
In this much-anticipated sequel to the internationally best-selling picture book Lost and Found, we revisit the boy and the penguin after their trip to the South Pole...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011

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The Heart and the Bottle
Oliver Jeffers
Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2010

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How to Catch a Star Drawing and Colouring Book
Oliver Jeffers
A beautiful activity book based on the best-loved picture book story.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2010

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The Great Paper Caper
Oliver Jeffers
An exciting picture book, featuring brand new characters from highly-regarded, best-selling, multi-award-winning talent, Oliver Jeffers.
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/04/2009

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Lost and Found Drawing and Colouring Book
Oliver Jeffers
Once there was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009

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Lost and Found: The Story of the Film
Oliver Jeffers
New film tie-in edition of the award-winning picture book about an unlikely friendship that forms against all the odds. Featuring stills from the animated family film.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009

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The Way Back Home
Oliver Jeffers
An exciting intergalactic adventure from shining star Oliver Jeffers, creator of Lost and Found.
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2008

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The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Oliver Jeffers
The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2007

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Lost and Found
Oliver Jeffers
From the rising star of children's picture books comes the magical tale of friendship and loneliness, a boy and a penguin.
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2006

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How to Catch a Star
Oliver Jeffers
An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own. The beautifully illustrated, original debut picture book from shining talent Oliver Jeffers.
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2005

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