Stuck (Hb)

Description

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! 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, the kitchen sink, an orang-utan and a whale, amongst other things! Will Floyd ever get his kite back? A hilarious book with a wonderful surprise ending.

Awards

Shortlisted for Roald Dahl Funny Prize: The Funniest Book for Children Aged Six and Under 2012 and CBI Book of the Year Award 2012 and Galaxy National Book Awards: National Book Tokens Children's Book of the Year 2011.

Reviews

Praise for The Incredible Book Eating Boy: 'Mouth-wateringly irresistible' - The Guardian 'This is a book that children will devour' - The Observer Praise for Lost and Found: 'A heart-warming story' - The Guardian 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 The Heart and the Bottle: 'Profoundly moving' - The Irish Times Praise for Up and Down: 'Full of heart' - Irish Times Praise for 'The Incredible Book Eating Boy' "This is a book that children will devour." - The Observer "The whole thing looks good enough to eat." - TES "A beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." - The Bookseller "With The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Jeffers has produced his most appealing work yet, conjuring up a magical piece of fiction that is not only divinely illustrated and wittily told, but perfectly realised." - Junior Praise for 'Lost and Found': 'An uplifting story!pictures of such spare beauty - suffused with a dreamlike quality.' - Independent Online 'Oliver Jeffers makes impressive use of space in this affecting story of friendship - illustrations capture feelings of loss and loneliness through the most delicate nuances of facial expression!and body language.'- Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian 'Beautifully illustrated, simple warm story!little children will love to share it.' - Carousel 'Jeffers has a unique writing and illustrative style. It's a wonderful picture book.' - Publishing News 'My picture book of the year, a joyful exploration of the power of friendship.' - Irish Independent Praise for 'How to Catch a Star': 'A story about possibilities and disappointments with a triumphant ending, all of which Jeffers captures through the beautifully expressive changing moods of his little boy.' - The Guardian 'This is a magical, beautifully illustrated tale about reaching for dreams.' - Mail on Sunday Praise for 'The Incredible Book Eating Boy' "Mouth-wateringly irresistible" - The Guardian "This is a book that children will devour." - The Observer "The whole thing looks good enough to eat." - TES "A beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." - The Bookseller "With The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Jeffers has produced his most appealing work yet, conjuring up a magical piece of fiction that is not only divinely illustrated and wittily told, but perfectly realised." - Junior