Delightful chaos ensues when a young boy gets his kite stuck in a tree in this laugh-out-loud new picture book from award-winning, internationally best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers! 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.

Accolades

Shortlisted for Roald Dahl Funny Prize: The Funniest Book for Children Aged Six and Under 2012.
Shortlisted for Galaxy National Book Awards: National Book Tokens Children's Book of the Year 2011.
Shortlisted for CBI Book of the Year Award 2012.

Author Biography

Oliver Jeffers 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 been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award 2005. ‘Lost and Found’ was broadcast as an animation on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 2008. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.