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A Little Stuck


School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

No. of pages 30

Published: 2016

Great for age 0-9 years

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A specially adapted board book edition of Oliver Jeffers laugh-out-loud classic, Stuck. Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink, an orang-utan and a whale, amongst other things! Will Floyd ever get his kite back? A hilarious book with a wonderful surprise ending.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

There are 30 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Oliver Jeffers' outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award. `Lost and Found' animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Virginia Readers Choice Award - Primary School
This book was recognised in the Primary School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Nevada Young Readers' Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

CBI Book Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised by the CBI Book Of the Year Award. The CBI Book of the Year Awards are literary awards presented annually in the Republic of Ireland to writers of books for children and young people. The Awards are run by Children's Books Ireland (CBI) and are open to authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland; books may be written in English or Irish. The awards, known as The Bisto Awards when they began in 1990, are now sponsored by the CBI.

Black-Eyed Susan Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Galaxy British Book Award - National Book Tokens Children's Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the National Book Tokens Children's Book of the Year category by the Galaxy British Book Award.

Young Hoosier Book Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

Alabama Camellia Award - Grades 2-3
This book was recognised in the Grades 2-3 category by the Alabama Camellia Award.

Roald Dahl Funny Award - Funniest Book For Children Ages 0-6 Years
This book was recognised in the Funniest Book for Children Ages 0-6 Years category by the Roald Dahl Funny Award.

Ladybug Picture Book Award
This book was recognised by the Ladybug Picture Book Award.

"Stuck is perhaps the most impressive picture book published this year... Brilliantly silly." Daily Telegraph

Praise for The Incredible Book Eating Boy:

`Mouth-wateringly irresistible' The Guardian

`This is a book that children will devour' The Observer

Praise for Lost and Found:

`A heart-warming story' The Guardian

Praise for How to Catch a Star:

`The best recent picture book by light years, is stylishly spellbinding.' Telegraph

`Hail to new talent... If only all picture books could be this good.' The Bookseller

Praise for The Heart and the Bottle:

`Profoundly moving' The Irish Times