Oliver Jeffers is a highly acclaimed talent in picture books. He graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his paintings around the world. His outstanding talent has already been recognised 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. www.oliverjeffers.com
"Praise for HOW TO CATCH A STAR: “The best recent picture book by light years … stylishly spellbinding” Telegraph “Hail to new talent … if only all picture books could be this good” Bookseller Praise for LOST AND FOUND: “A heart-warming story” Guardian “My picture book of the year, a joyful exploration of the power of friendship.” Irish Independent “An uplifting story…pictures of such spare beauty…suffused with a dreamlike quality.” Independent Online Praise for UP AND DOWN: “Full of heart” Irish Times ""Visually witty, poignant and spare"" Culture, Sunday Times"