Harry Arlo and his dad are from a family of amazing inventors, and are especially fascinated by flying contraptions and all things airborne. Their family motto is: when you're up in the air, you're on top of the world!
But Harry begins to wonder about the top of the world - it feels great, but wouldn't it be interesting to try going in the other direction? His father is bemused. No one in the family has ever thought about taking an ocean-bound journey, travelling down to the bottom of the world. How will Harry get there? And what will he find when he does?
A powerful story about fathers and sons, family ties, having the courage to do something new - and about the glorious wonders of nature and the worlds we have yet to explore.
[A] celebration of the relationship between father and son. - The Bookseller
Praise for The Missing Piece:
Such a wonderful book, would highly recommend to anyone with kids or friends with kids! Ed Sheeran
A heart-warming picture book, perfect for the whole family to read together - Fearne Cotton
A beautiful debut picture book story that contains a powerful message about empathy - Books for Keeps
Author
About Jordan Stephens
Jordan Stephens is a writer and performer best known for being one half of pop duo Rizzle Kicks, achieving fame at only 19. Jordan is now a writer, performer and campaigner. He’s also passionate about books and reading.
The Missing Piece is his first picture book.
Having been publicly open about his own struggles surrounding mental health, Jordan has also been very active in creating awareness around the stigma attached to it and helping young people to open up about how they feel. His mental-health campaign #IAMWHOLE reached over 120 million people online and made enough of an impact to be mentioned in the Houses of Parliament.
