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Name: How to Catch a Star
Rating: 4.857142857142 (7 reviews)
Author: Oliver Jeffers

Eager to have a star of his own, a boy devises imaginative ways of catching one. With playful and whimsical illustrations, the book follows his inventive attempts, exploring the magic and wonder of the night sky through a child’s creative eye.

First publish date: 2004

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Oliver Jeffers

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 (7 community ratings)

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