A Day Off School
$19.99
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2026
Summary
When Herbie has the sniffles, he stays home from school. It’s exciting to have time to play Space Blasters and watch cartoons. But, by lunchtime, he starts to wonder what he might be missing at school. What if there’s an extra playtime, a dog on the loose … or even A PIRATE INVASION? Is Herbie missing out on all the action?
A hilarious, action-packed story from the globally bestselling creator of Lost and Found and Here We Are, Oliver Jeffers, and the award-winning i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008761295 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008761299 |
| Author: | Oliver Jeffers, Kevin Waldron |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 6mm x 246mm x 286mm |
| Audience Age: | 3 |
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Critics Review
“Jeffers brings his inimitable imaginative genius to this funny story and Kevin Waldron’s illustrations make use of brilliant colour and muted tones to stunning effect” Daily Mail
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 by Oliver Jeffers:
“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 by Oliver Jeffers:
“Full of heart” Irish Times
“Visually witty, poignant and spare” Culture, Sunday Times
Oliver Jeffers
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.
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