the heart and the bottle by oliver jeffers

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. The Heart and the Bottle Oliver Jeffers Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London (2010) ISBN 10: 0007182341 ISBN 13: 9780007182343 New paperback Quantity: > 20 Seller: Blackwells (Oxford, OX, United Kingdom) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description paperback. But what begins promisingly runs into trouble, and it’s not clear who the message is directed toward: children just opening their eyes to the world, or parents who have lost their sense of curiosity? Even if children don’t glean much from the abstractions and subtleties of the narrative, they’re nevertheless in for a treat with the unforgettable visuals of imagination at play. The way in which Jeffers employs pictures in word balloons to convey the limberness of imagination is brilliant: the man points to the sky to talk about constellations, while the girl sees stars as inflamed bumblebees. This book showcases some absolutely captivating artwork. As she grows older, she loses her sense of wonderment, and it isn’t until she meets another young girl that she finds a way to free her heart again.

Jeffers has also crafted a number of standalone picture books, such as The Heart and the Bottle (2010), Stuck (2011), The Fate of Fausto (2019) and There’s a Ghost in this House (2021) as well as producing Here We Are (2017. But then the man’s chair is empty, and the girl puts her heart in a bottle to help with the hurt. Two more stories in the series- The Way Back Home and Up and Down were published in 20 respectively. The Incredible Book Eating Boy The Great Paper Caper The Heart and the Bottle, which was made into a highly acclaimed iPad application narrated by Helena Bonham Carter Up and Down.

There is a wonder and magic to childhood. A little girl delights in the boundless discoveries of the world around her with an older gentleman, likely her grandfather. From 1 New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers, comes a poignant and beautiful story about finding joy after loss.

The heart and the bottle by oliver jeffers