How to Catch a Star

　　小男孩好愛好愛星星，他從房間窗戶望著星空，想像著如果他可以和星星當朋友，他們可以一起玩捉迷藏。小男孩決定去摘一個屬於自己的星星，他覺得清晨應該是抓星星的最佳時機，因為過了一整晚，星星應該很累了，可是他卻一顆星星都沒看見。他繼續等呀等，等到日落終於看見第一顆星……

　　Oliver Jeffers熱銷的The Boys系列，把小男孩與企鵝之間的友情，以及小男孩的冒險旅程，一一以他最擅長的柔和糖果色彩、簡單輕快的構圖、撫慰人心的筆觸將故事呈現。他的一張圖往往抵過千言萬語，每個故事都令人心動。

　　An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own. The beautifully illustrated, original debut picture book from shining talent, Oliver Jeffers. There once was a boy who loved stars so much that he wished he had one of his very own. Every night he watched the stars in the sky from his bedroom window and dreamed of how he could be their friend and how they could play hide-and-go-seek together. So, one day, he decided to set about catching a star of his very own!

 

　　

Oliver Jeffers is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honors and has since exhibited his paintings around the world. His outstanding talent has already been recognized by several high-profile awards, including the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award, the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and the Irish Children's Book of the Year.