The Boy

A spectacular collection of four much-loved modern classics from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers, along with a captivating behind-the-scenes look at the making of each in four fascinating sketchbook sections.

Contains the following stories:

How to Catch a Star
Lost and Found
The Way Back Home
Up and Down

Also within the pages of this exquisite collection is a special letter from Oliver Jeffers and more than 100 wonderfully distinctive sketches, notes and ideas, carefully chosen from his archives and revealed here for the first time. Watch as the boy and his friends spring to life on the sketchbook pages. See the real-life starfish that appears in How to Catch a Star, learn the true story of the boy and the penguin who inspired Lost and Found and find out what the Martian’s dad looks like! With all these things, and more, this incredible volume gives a unique insight into the life story of the iconic books – loved by readers the world over – and celebrates the incredible work of one of today’s most popular and highly regarded picture book creators.

• Oliver is one of the most important and talented artists in today’s market, whose picture books have been translated in to 41 languages (Jan 18), selling almost 7 million units worldwide (Bids 10/1/18).

• The ‘Boy’ books that appear in this treasury have sold almost 3 million units worldwide (Bids 10/1/18)

• An animated film of Lost and Found won a BAFTA for Best Animation in 2009.

• Oliver’s latest picture book Here We Are received wide media coverage and was a New York Times #1 Best Seller in first week of publication and #1 TIME Best Book of the Year for 2017

• HarperCollins is the original and future home of Oliver’s solo picture books

• 2014 saw the 10th anniversary of Oliver’s debut picture book How to Catch a Star, with media, marketing and publicity raising the profile of all of Oliver’s books.

• Oliver has been the recipient of some of children's books highest accolades, including the Nestlé Gold Medal for Lost and Found and the Irish Picture Book of the Year for The Incredible Book Eating Boy. Other award-winning titles include The Way Back Home, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal.

• Check out Oliver’s fantastic websites at www.oliverjeffersworld.com and ojstuff.com

Competition: The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit;The Moomins:The World of Moomin Valley;The Boy, the Fox, the Mole and the Horse;Wonky Donkey;Dinky Donkey. Jon Klassen; Chris Haughton; Benji Davies; Quentin Blake; Eric Carle;Charlie Mackesy