LoveReading4Kids Says
Poor scatterbrained little Pablo. Constantly misplacing things. Leaving things behind. Popping things in the most bizarre spots. Including his precious Mr Crunch. And his baseball cap. Several times. Oh and his marble collection, and his special water bottle. Oh and we can't forget his favourite dinosaur. His Mummy and Daddy would move heaven and earth to find them. Go to all sorts of trouble. Climbing, tunneling. And mostly they were found, but not always.
Pablo wasn't a good thing-finder. Easily distracted, he just didn't like searching for stuff. Why bother when his parents did it for him? Until they didn't. Until they sat him down one day and told him that he'd have to look for things by himself. Eek.
When his teacher announces show-and-tell, it's the impetus he needs to search. He can't find any of his favourite things. He needs help. And so Rocco the rock steps in to help him. Helps him find the lost toys. The Committee for Lost and Forgotten Things. Things that were fed up with being lost all of the time, who felt unwanted. Unloved. Lonely.
This is a glorious picture book full of love, humour and magic with an important message at its core. The vibrant, endearing illustrations are a delight with every detail captured. I loved it.
Deborah Maclaren
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A Lost Cause Synopsis
From award-winning creator Felicita Sala comes a whimsical adventure about a child who's determined to recover all his misplaced belongings, wherever they may be.
A baseball cap. A special sweater covered in dogs. A marble collection. The baseball cap, again.
Pablo just can't stop losing his things: at the bus stop, in the park, on a plane, everywhere! When his exasperated parents give him the responsibility of keeping track of everything, Pablo tries-he really does. But his room has become a frightful mess, and with show-and-tell just around the corner, Pablo needs to find his things now more than ever. Where have they gone to? And who can help him now?
Relatably told from a child's point of view, this playful tale from internationally beloved author-illustrator Felicita Sala explores the secret lives of the countless little things that go missing every day.
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9781419766916 |
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9th October 2025 |
| Author: |
Felicita Sala |
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Felicita Sala |
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Abrams Books for Young Readers an imprint of Abrams Books |
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Hardback |
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48 pages |
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About Felicita Sala
Felicita Sala is the self-taught illustrator of several picture books, including All from a Walnut by Ammi-Joan Paquette, Be a Tree! by Maria Gianferrari, and The Hideout by Susanna Mattiangeli, as well as her own book of recipes for children, What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street?
She grew up between Italy and Australia and now lives in Rome, Italy, with her family.
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