The Way Back Home

by Oliver Jeffers

Overview

New cover reissue of this magical story from award-winning international bestselling picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers.

Once there as a boy, and one day, he found an aeroplane in his cupboard…

He didn’t remember leaving it in there, but he thought he’d take it out for a go right away. At first, all went well and the plane flew higher and higher and higher until… suddenly, with a splutter, it ran out of petrol. The boy was stuck on the moon… and he was not alone…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007182329
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/22/2008
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 10.43(h) x 0.08(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Oliver Jeffers is a storyteller of a generation. He has won several high-profile awards, including Time Magazine's Book of the Year, the Smarties Prize Gold Award, the Blue Peter Book of the Year and the Irish Children's. He is a New York Times bestselling author. He splits his time between Brooklyn and Belfast.

Editorial Reviews

A boy (who bears a striking resemblance to the boy in Lost and Found, 2005 and How to Catch a Star, 2004) finds an airplane in his closet. Though he doesn't remember putting it there, he decides he should take it out for a flight. After flying higher and higher, he finds himself stranded on the moon with a dying flashlight. Following scary sounds, he meets a friendly Martian in a similar predicament. They make a list of what they need in order to fix both crafts, and the boy parachutes back to Earth. He's so tired, he initially forgets his mission. Then he remembers, gathers their equipment and hollers for the Martian to lower a rope. The two fix each other's machines and say their goodbyes. A peek at the last page shows that the friendship is far from over. Jeffers's latest tale of loneliness cured by friendship is as charming as his previous efforts. The space theme as well as the simple watercolor-and-pencil illustrations will please every young, imaginative adventurer. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews

Praise for ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’

"Mouth-wateringly irresistible" The Guardian

Praise for ‘How to Catch a Star’:

‘The best recent picture book by light years… stylishly spellbinding.’ Telegraph

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