Review: Where To Hide A Star

Oliver Jeffers' exciting and thought-provoking picture bookstories orbiting around the Boy, have a new out-of-this-world addition, WhereTo Hide A Star. Among the boy’smany loves is his predilection for playing hide and seek with his two besties,penguin and the star.

Neither of them is much good at counting or hiding imaginativelybut that hardly matters when the real gain behind the game is spending timewith your friends. Until one day, through an unplanned misadventure, the boyloses track of the star. Try as he might, he genuinely is unable to find the starso decides to call in the big guns, aka the Martian, who unquestionably knowsmore about stars than him.

Thanks to a neat bit of Martian tech and a good deal of happenstance,they trek star’s whereabouts all the way to the North Pole, where it turns out,it is very much not lost. Star had found a new friend; a girl who has alwaysdreamed of having a star as a playmate. An inevitable Mexican standoff ensues.How does one share something one wants and loves so personally with another? Fortunately,our trusty Martian illuminates them both with a brilliant solution.

WhereTo Hide a Star, reveals a universe of delights suffusing whimsy with wonder,space and time, imagination with reality, and desire with realisation. Withfriendship as the anchoring force, this tale explores the frontiers of loyaltyand integrity in the most supernova-filled way. Almost slapstick in delivery, theboy’s story balances the space between strong emotion and limitless fun. It isdefinitely not difficult to find the joy within this beautiful adventure.

Title:  Where To Hide A Star
Author /Illustrator:  Oliver Jeffers
Publisher:  HarperCollins Children’s Books, $27.99
Publication Date:  16 October 2024
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780008579685
For ages:  3+
Type:  Picture Book

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