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Review
"Stuck is perhaps the most impressive picture book published this year… Brilliantly silly." Daily Telegraph
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
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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
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’:
‘The best recent picture book by light years, is stylishly spellbinding.’ Telegraph
‘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
‘Hail to new talent… If only all picture books could be this good.’ The Bookseller
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Oliver Jeffers is the only child's author I check regularly for new releases, his books always have a whimsical magic about them which I find incredibly endearing.
His artwork is very unique and his style is unmistakable here, it's not as 'cutesy' as Lost and Found but it still captures the childlike innocence of the main character Floyd, who gets his kite stuck in a tree. The story is wonderfully bizarre and looks as though it's come straight from a child's imagination as Floyd throws items up into the tree to try an dislodge his stricken kite, the objects steadily become bigger and more bonkers!
My kids love the sheer craziness of the story and I love the humour - when Floyd fetches both a ladder and a saw, and then promptly throws them up into the tree instead of using them as you expect it always raises a chuckle from me. I've explained the jokes to my children and they kind of get it but it doesn't having them grinning as much as it does me. Jeffers has a knack of making his books feel as though they aren't just written for children, but for the enjoyment of anyone who picks them up - and this one certainly succeeds.
In a nutshell: Brilliant, bizarre, and abstractly funny. As the items Floyd throws into the tree escalates to include such things as a lighthouse, the story becomes more fun and there's a great 'twist' at the end when he finally gets his kite back which made both myself and my wife laugh out loud the first time we read it. And surely any book which quotes the final moment of The Italian Job has to be worth buying!
His artwork is very unique and his style is unmistakable here, it's not as 'cutesy' as Lost and Found but it still captures the childlike innocence of the main character Floyd, who gets his kite stuck in a tree. The story is wonderfully bizarre and looks as though it's come straight from a child's imagination as Floyd throws items up into the tree to try an dislodge his stricken kite, the objects steadily become bigger and more bonkers!
My kids love the sheer craziness of the story and I love the humour - when Floyd fetches both a ladder and a saw, and then promptly throws them up into the tree instead of using them as you expect it always raises a chuckle from me. I've explained the jokes to my children and they kind of get it but it doesn't having them grinning as much as it does me. Jeffers has a knack of making his books feel as though they aren't just written for children, but for the enjoyment of anyone who picks them up - and this one certainly succeeds.
In a nutshell: Brilliant, bizarre, and abstractly funny. As the items Floyd throws into the tree escalates to include such things as a lighthouse, the story becomes more fun and there's a great 'twist' at the end when he finally gets his kite back which made both myself and my wife laugh out loud the first time we read it. And surely any book which quotes the final moment of The Italian Job has to be worth buying!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We are big Oliver Jeffers fans in our house. After slight disappointment at 'Up and Down', 'Stuck' is a tremendous return to form. This is such a simple idea-throwing more and more things at a problem (in this case, a kite in a tree), executed beautifully (as usual) but with even more humour than previous books from the author. My 4 year old was howling with laughter, and it is a great book for adults to read aloud. Buy it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Surprising illustrations, full of art, mind-provocing story, everything that breaks clichés and makes children love and emphatize with the hero. Oliver Jeffers is the master of how to smuggle real human issues into the kids world.
Thank YOU Oliver.
Thank YOU Oliver.
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Loved by me and my four year old boy
This story is charming, funny and has great illustrations. We got it from the library but my son likes it so much I think we may have to buy the book. Read more
Published 24 days ago by whe
This is a funny book!
The pictures are really good in this book because they are simple. I would recommend this book to other children because it makes me laugh and it is silly. Read more
Published 24 days ago by EllaD
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
A boy called Floyd gets his kite stuck in a tree and he throws things up to get it down but they just get stuck too. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Samajoliis
BRILLIANT
Got this today having never read it and have already read it 4 times with my 3 and a half year old. She LOVED it, and after the first read she couldn't help but add her own weird... Read more
Published 3 months ago by sam summerskill
The Pixar of picture books
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Copy recieved from publisher in exchange for an honest review. Read more
Copy recieved from publisher in exchange for an honest review. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Big Book Little Book
Good fun!
Another fine book from Oliver Jeffers to trigger the niece and nephew's imaginations and propel some funny "how"s and "why"s :)> The pictures as with all Oliver Jeffers' books are... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. A. Hussain
Another masterpiece from Oliver Jeffers
A beautifully illustrated book and a story that is ever so slightly wacky. It made me smile reading this to my son - the ending is especially funny. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bhavini Shah
Very disappointed
We are HUGE fans of Jeffers: How to catch a star, Lost and Found, The way back home, absolutely delightful. However, I must say Stuck is an absolute disappointment. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. D. Schwarzbold
story too spare for me
The drawings are superb, as you would expect, but the story is simply about things being thrown in a tree. I kept waiting for something clever or funny to happen but it didn't. Read more
Published 7 months ago by bluehawaii
Absolutely brilliant!
This new book,'Stuck', is yet another master piece. The storyline is simple but most engaging and hilarious. His clever play on minds of the readers never cease to amaze. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Chu Kae Sung Kelvin
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