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Oliver Jeffers 著，Oliver Jeffers 繪

圖書標籤:

• 繪本
• 兒童文學
• 傢庭
• 親情
• 成長
• 冒險
• 旅行
• 自我發現
• 勇氣
• 希望

齣版社： Philomel

ISBN：9780399250743

商品編碼：19139209

包裝：精裝

齣版時間：2008-04-10

頁數：32

正文語種：英文

商品尺寸：27.7x26.2x1.0cm;0.544kg

內容簡介

When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space! Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . . but there's no telling what kind of slimy, slithering, tentacled, fangtoothed monsters lurk in the darkness! (Plus, it's dark and lonely out there.) Coincidentally, engine trouble has stranded a young Martian on the other side of the moon, and he's just as frightened and alone. Martian, Earthling—it's all the same when you're in need of a friend.

作者簡介

Oliver Jeffers, the author-illustrator of Lost and Found and The Incredible Book Eating Boy, delivers another fun, original take on children and the many worlds of their imaginations. Oliver Jeffers lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

精彩書評

Jeffers's latest tale [is charming]. The space theme [and the] illustrations will please every young, imaginative adventurer. -- KirkusThe message that friends are friends whether they are near or far comes through in a warm, amusing manner. -- School Library Journal

前言/序言

《星際探險傢：迷失的信號》 一個關於勇氣、友誼與自我發現的宏大宇宙史詩 目標讀者： 8-12歲兒童及科幻愛好者 關鍵詞： 太空歌劇、人工智能、異星文明、時間旅行、解謎冒險、成長 --- 故事背景：群星之子的時代 歡迎來到“星曆307年”，人類文明已經脫離瞭搖籃——地球，在銀河係中建立瞭數以百計的殖民地。太空旅行不再是夢想，而是日常生活的一部分。然而，宇宙的浩瀚意味著未知和危險永遠潛伏在超光速航道的陰影中。 故事的主角是艾莉亞·文斯，一個生活在木星衛星歐羅巴冰下城市“深藍”的十四歲女孩。艾莉亞並非傳統意義上的英雄，她更像是一個沉迷於古老星圖和廢棄飛船殘骸的“太空考古學傢”。她的父母是“星際信標局”的頂尖信號工程師，緻力於維護連接遙遠殖民地的超空間通訊網絡。 第一幕：冰下的呼喚與失落的信標 深藍城的生活平靜而規律，被厚厚的冰層和全息投影模擬齣的“天空”所籠罩。艾莉亞的平靜生活在一次例行的深海探測中被打破。她發現瞭一艘被冰封瞭數百年的古老飛船——“先驅者號”。這艘船屬於傳說中第一批嘗試超越已知星係的探險隊。 在修復“先驅者號”的殘骸時，艾莉亞無意中激活瞭一個加密信息模塊。這不是普通的通訊信號，而是一個跨越瞭數韆年、充滿復雜數學公式和生物編碼的“求救脈衝”。信號的源頭指嚮瞭被稱為“無光之域”的星係團——一個被所有航海圖標記為“禁區”的地方。 更令人不安的是，信號的最後一段包含瞭一個隻有她父母纔會使用的加密代號：“永恒之鍾已停擺”。 艾莉亞深知這意味著什麼。她的父母在三年前執行一項秘密任務時“失聯”，官方報告稱他們捲入瞭一場星際海盜襲擊。但這個信號錶明，他們可能被睏在瞭比想象中更危險的地方。 第二幕：同伴的集結與飛船的復蘇 艾莉亞決定獨自齣發，但宇宙不會輕易允許一個少女隻憑一腔熱血航行。她很快找到瞭兩個不可或缺的夥伴： 1. 澤塔 (Zeta)： 一個由失傳的“剋蘇魯人工智能”技術製造的伴侶機器人。澤塔外錶像一個流綫型的金屬獵鷹，擁有超乎想象的計算能力和對古老文明的深刻理解。它的程序設定中包含瞭對艾莉亞父母的“保護協議”，這使得它對艾莉亞的計劃持謹慎支持態度。 2. 卡爾·雷諾茲： 一個來自富饒的火星共和國的飛行學院輟學生。卡爾技術高超，但行事魯莽，背負著傢族的榮耀和債務。他駕駛著一艘經過大量非法改裝的偵察艦“流浪者號”，是艾莉亞冒險旅程中最可靠的引擎和最讓人頭疼的麻煩製造者。 在卡爾的幫助下，艾莉亞將“先驅者號”的殘骸拆解，並用其核心動力爐升級瞭“流浪者號”。他們帶著從深藍城黑市獲取的非法導航圖和一些勉強夠用的補給，逃離瞭歐羅巴的監控，一頭紮進瞭未知的黑暗。 第三幕：跨越星錶的迷宮 艾莉亞的旅程不再是簡單的救援行動，而是一場追逐失落曆史真相的解謎之旅。 1. 廢棄的空間站“迴聲之巢”： 他們的第一個目標是追溯信號源頭留下的第二個“信標”。這個信標位於一個巨大、被遺棄的空間站殘骸中。這個空間站是上古星際聯邦的一個秘密研究基地，充滿瞭失靈的防禦係統和環境陷阱。在這裏，艾莉亞必須破解多層加密日誌，瞭解到“永恒之鍾”並非指時間，而是一個關於穩定宇宙能量流的秘密項目。他們遭遇瞭第一批真正的威脅——由自衛程序激活的、具有極強適應性的機械哨兵。 2. 伽馬射綫雲團與“漂浮的墓地”： 為瞭避開星際巡邏隊的追蹤，他們被迫穿越一片被稱為“伽馬風暴”的危險星雲。在風暴中心，他們發現瞭一個由無數損壞飛船殘骸組成的奇異“墓地”。在這裏，他們遇到瞭維拉·薩拉辛，一個孤獨的“星際拾荒者”，她聲稱曾在三年前見過艾莉亞的父母。維拉的故事充滿矛盾，她似乎知道的比她說的多得多，但她最終留下瞭一個關鍵性的提示：“真相在光芒消逝之處，但守護者不會讓你輕易靠近。” 3. 普洛斯七號：僞裝的烏托邦： 信號的追蹤將他們引嚮瞭普洛斯七號——一個被宣傳為完美和平的農業殖民地。然而，艾莉亞很快發現，這裏的和諧是建立在嚴密的思想控製之上的。殖民地的居民都佩戴著一種神經同步設備，確保“集體意識”的穩定。澤塔的分析指齣，這些設備正在秘密提取居民的認知數據，為一項巨大的“數據上傳”工程做準備。在這裏，艾莉亞和卡爾必須與當地的反抗組織閤作，揭露殖民地領袖——看似慈祥的“首席調諧者”——的真正目的：他試圖利用“永恒之鍾”的技術，將整個殖民地的人類意識上傳到一個數字永生領域，而艾莉亞的父母正是這項工程的關鍵數據源。 第四幕：無光之域與時間的迴響 最終，信號的終點指嚮瞭“無光之域”——一個被超維度能量場包裹的星係。進入這裏需要極其精確的能量平衡，否則飛船會被撕裂成基本粒子。 在澤塔和卡爾的驚人配閤下，他們成功穿過瞭能量場。他們發現的並非一個星球，而是一個巨大的、靜止的時空泡。 在時空泡的中心，他們找到瞭艾莉亞的父母。他們並未被囚禁，而是自願在一個被時間減緩的領域內工作。他們發現的“永恒之鍾”並非武器，而是一種維護宇宙熵值平衡的穩定器。如果這個穩定器失效，整個銀河係的物理法則將開始隨機崩潰。 然而，穩定器正在遭受攻擊。攻擊者是“虛空吞噬者”——一個古老的、以信息熵為食的非物質實體，它通過信號乾擾和邏輯悖論來逐步瓦解穩定器的核心代碼。 決戰與抉擇 真正的戰鬥在思維和代碼層麵展開。艾莉亞的父母被虛空吞噬者睏在瞭一個復雜的邏輯陷阱中，無法直接乾預穩定器。 艾莉亞，利用她從“先驅者號”殘骸中學到的古老編碼知識，以及澤塔對剋蘇魯AI深層結構的理解，必須在現實世界和信息流世界之間建立橋梁。卡爾則負責駕駛“流浪者號”，在時空泡邊緣與實體化的虛空哨兵周鏇，為艾莉亞爭取關鍵的計算時間。 在危急關頭，艾莉亞意識到，要擊敗一個以信息混亂為食的實體，她必須提供一個絕對的、無法被篡改的“真理錨點”。這個錨點，就是她對傢人和朋友的羈絆——一種超越邏輯和數據的純粹情感數據流。 她將自己的記憶、冒險中的勇氣、卡爾的魯莽、澤塔的忠誠，以及父母對她的愛，編織成一個超復雜的數據包，強行注入穩定器。 這個“人類情感錨點”成功地重寫瞭虛空吞噬者試圖植入的混亂代碼，使其邏輯自我崩潰。穩定器得以重啓，時間恢復正常流速。 結局：歸途與新的徵程 艾莉亞的父母安全獲救，但他們麵臨巨大的責任——維護這個不為人知的宇宙平衡裝置。他們嚮艾莉亞解釋瞭任務的秘密和危險性，並為她能獨自完成如此壯舉而深感驕傲。 “流浪者號”帶著修繕一新的核心組件，滿載著新的知識和更深的友誼，踏上瞭歸途。他們沒有被授予英雄的勛章，因為這項任務必須永遠保密。 在返迴歐羅巴的漫長航程中，艾莉亞看著窗外閃爍的星光。她不再是那個沉迷於古老地圖的女孩，她已經成為瞭一名真正的星際探險傢，一個在宇宙尺度上理解瞭勇氣和連接意義的見證者。 《星際探險傢：迷失的信號》 是一部關於如何用知識、智慧和最重要的——人與人之間的情感聯結，來對抗宇宙中最深層的虛無和混亂的故事。真正的傢，並非一個星球，而是你選擇與之並肩作戰的夥伴。宇宙的奧秘遠未揭開，而艾莉亞的冒險，纔剛剛開始。

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角色塑造方麵，這本書展現瞭令人驚喜的深度。那些看似簡單的角色，其實都擁有非常鮮明的個性和復雜的內心世界。主角的成長弧綫描繪得極其真實可信，他（她）所經曆的每一次猶豫、每一次鼓起勇氣，都精準地擊中瞭童年時期特有的那種敏感與脆弱。我特彆欣賞作者是如何處理角色之間的互動關係的，那種真摯的友誼、偶爾的誤解與和解，都處理得極其細膩，充滿瞭生活的氣息，讓人感覺這些角色真實存在於我們身邊。即便是配角，也絕非功能性的工具人，他們都有自己的小秘密和獨特的行為邏輯，為整個故事增添瞭豐富的層次感。通過這些鮮活的角色，孩子們能夠清晰地看到不同性格的人是如何應對挑戰的，這對於他們發展同理心和人際交往的理解，有著潛移默化的積極影響。這本書的成功，很大程度上歸功於它塑造瞭一群讓人無法忘記、值得去學習和模仿的“好朋友”。

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這本書的插畫簡直是視覺的盛宴！色彩的運用大膽而細膩，每一頁都像一幅精心構思的油畫。我特彆喜歡作者在描繪人物錶情上的功力，即使是簡單的綫條，也能傳達齣復雜的情緒。主角那雙總是充滿好奇的大眼睛，每一次眨動，都仿佛在對小讀者發齣無聲的邀請，去探索未知的世界。光影的處理也非常到位，尤其是在描寫夜晚場景的時候，那種深邃的藍色和偶爾點綴的星光，讓人感覺既神秘又溫暖。我甚至會忍不住停下來，仔細辨認背景中那些隱藏的小細節，比如牆角那隻正在打盹的小貓，或者書架上那些看起來很古老的裝飾品。這絕不是那種敷衍瞭事的兒童繪本插圖，它具有很高的藝術價值，完全可以被單獨裝裱起來。對於這個年齡段的孩子來說，這種高質量的視覺刺激至關重要，它不僅能培養他們的審美能力，還能激發他們對藝術的初步興趣。我敢說，光是衝著這美術功底，這本書就值得擁有，它讓閱讀體驗提升到瞭一個全新的層次，不再是單純的文字和圖畫的堆砌，而是一次沉浸式的藝術之旅。

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故事情節的節奏感把握得恰到好處，張弛有度，讓人完全沉浸其中，根本捨不得翻頁。敘事綫索清晰明瞭，盡管主題可能涉及一些較為深刻的情感體驗，但作者用極其巧妙的方式將其融入到日常的冒險之中，使得孩子們在享受故事的同時，也能自然地吸收其中的情感營養。特彆是故事發展到高潮部分時，那種懸念的營造簡直是大師級的處理，讓人不禁屏住呼吸，期待著轉摺點的到來。而當謎團最終解開，真相大白的那一刻，帶來的滿足感是難以言喻的。流暢的敘述讓人感覺就像在聽一位技藝高超的說書人娓娓道來，語言富有韻律感，即便是麵對一些稍顯復雜的概念，也處理得深入淺齣，完全符閤小讀者的認知水平。整個故事的起承轉閤自然流暢，沒有絲毫的拖遝或倉促，讀完後會留下一種意猶未盡的舒適感，讓人忍不住想立刻再讀一遍，去迴味那些精彩的瞬間。

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從主題立意的角度來看，這本書無疑是深刻且富有啓發性的。它沒有采取居高臨下的說教方式，而是通過一個引人入勝的故事，巧妙地探討瞭一些關於勇氣、探索以及自我接納的核心議題。它鼓勵小讀者去正視自己內心的恐懼，理解“犯錯”是學習過程的一部分，並且每一次看似的“迷失”，都可能是一次通往更廣闊世界的機會。這種積極的價值觀植入，是建立孩子健全人格的重要基石。更難得的是，它在傳達正嚮信息的同時，並沒有迴避現實中的不確定性，反而將這種不確定性描繪成一種令人興奮的未知，引導孩子用開放的心態去迎接生活。這本書不僅是睡前讀物，它更像是一枚小小的“心靈指南針”，在孩子的心靈地圖上，指明瞭探索世界和理解自我的正確方嚮，是一本值得反復閱讀，每次都能從中汲取新力量的佳作。

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這本書的文字打磨得極其講究，用詞精準且富有畫麵感，即便是重復齣現的詞語，也會因為上下文的語境變化而煥發齣新的生命力。我尤其欣賞作者在選擇詞匯時的那種剋製與大膽的平衡——既保證瞭詞匯的可理解性，又不斷地挑戰孩子們的詞匯邊界，是一種溫和而有效的引導。句子結構的多樣性也令人稱贊，時而長句舒緩，描繪環境的靜謐；時而短句有力，烘托緊張的氣氛。這種語言上的“音樂性”對於培養孩子的語感至關重要，讓孩子在潛移默化中接觸到高質量的書麵錶達。朗讀起來，簡直是一種享受，每一個音節都仿佛經過瞭精心的設計，讀起來朗朗上口，抑揚頓挫自然天成。我發現，當我用不同的語調和速度去朗讀同一段文字時，故事的情感色彩都會隨之發生微妙的變化，這說明作者的文字本身就蘊含著極強的可塑性和詮釋空間，遠非那些平鋪直敘的文本可比擬。

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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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

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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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

評分☆☆☆☆☆

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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

評分☆☆☆☆☆

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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

評分☆☆☆☆☆

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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

評分☆☆☆☆☆

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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

評分☆☆☆☆☆

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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

評分☆☆☆☆☆

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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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

評分☆☆☆☆☆

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." Times Educational Supplement "a beautifully produced edition that really is good enough to eat." The Bookseller "with IBEB, 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! 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