Up, Up and Away

by Tom McLaughlin, Tom McLaughlin (Illustrator)

Overview

What does it take to build your very own planet? Orson is about to find out.
He takes:
A cup full of rocks
A dash of water
A sprinkling of metal
A lot of nothingness
A big bang ...
And before long, BOOM! He has it – a tiny planet with rings around it, right there in his bedroom! But it seems that BUILDING a planet is the easy bit; taking care of it is a different thing altogether. Over time, Orson realises that his planet needs to be free and that sometimes you have to let go of the things that you love the most ...

A heart-warming story about life's possibilities and disappointments with an uplifting ending that will resonate with all fans of Oliver Jeffers' work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408870143
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/13/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Tom McLaughlin has illustrated several books for Bloomsbury, including The Story Machine, which has received wonderfully positive reviews and has sparked a number of thought-provoking articles on dyslexia (which Tom understands well, being dyslexic himself). Tom loves drinking tea, eating lunch and drawing (in no particular order). He lives in Devon.
Tom McLaughlin is an author and illustrator. He works primarily in publishing and animation design. He has worked with Honeycomb Animation, Red Kite Animation, Adastra, Nick Toons, HiT Entertainment and Cartoon Network. He lives in Devon with his wife and two children and can often be found drinking tea.

http://www.tommclaughlin.co.uk/

Editorial Reviews

"A winner of a book about the power of drawing and storytelling" - Oliver Jeffers on The Story Machine

"A charming, rewarding, instructive read" - Financial Times on The Story Machine

"Delightful and quirky ... an inspiring and salutary lesson that ... the creative process comes from within" - Daily Mail on The Story Machine

"A touching tale of isolation and friendship, there’s also much fun to be had in spotting the pictures in the clouds throughout this sensitively illustrated book" - Huffington Post on The Cloudspotter

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