Product Description
Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper and doesn't fly well at all. Finally, just when the boy is ready to give up, he learns that sometimes things aren't where, or what, we expect them to be.

First-time author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers offers a simple, childlike tale of reaching for the stars, and emerging with a friend.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 11 reviews)

A wonderful adventure!

We are big fans of Oliver Jeffers who yet again delivers an "AGAIN" book that my 3 year old enjoys. The story is cute and short which accomodates my 3 year old's short attention span. The illustrations are simply great!

July 25, 2008

My son's favorite book

My 3 year old son absolutely loves this book. He relates so much to what the boy goes through. Having a rocketship that doesn't work too well. Trying to find a seagull that will help fly him up. Finding a tall tree to climb up. He has the entire story memorized and when we read it, we really do read it together.

The illustrations are very well done. The shadows move under the trees as the time changes from dawn to morning to lunch to afternoon to evening. The story is simple, but you can talk to your child about what they would do the same or differently on each page in trying to catch a star.

Each page can be viewed from an adult perspective or a child's perspective. Does the boy just find a starfish? Or did the boy find the shooting star from three pages back?
December 18, 2007

the best

my son (age 2.85) loved this book. we laughed at the pictures of the boy taking his star out for a walk. and reading a story to his star at the end. top marks for this clever book. and also "the way back home" by the same author is one of my son's faves also.
November 29, 2007

Very sweet night time story

My three year old loves this story--I love the lilting verse and the beautiful drawings. Nice addition to our library.
May 14, 2007

Great book for 2-3 year olds

Bought this for my 3 year old son a year ago. He just loves it! He asks for me to read it to him over and over again at bedtime. I bought it again a few weeks ago to give to another little boy along with another copy for a charity organization for the holidays. I think it's a wonderful book!
January 18, 2007

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