Lost and Found

A magical tale of friendship and loneliness from a bestselling star of picture books. There once was a boy, and one day a penguin arrived on his doorstep. The boy thought the penguin must be lost, so he tried to find out where he lived. But nobody in the local area seemed to be missing a penguin. So the boy decided to take him home himself. They set out in his rowing boat on a journey to the South Pole. After lots of adventures, they finally arrived. But when they got there, the boy realised that maybe home wasn’t what the penguin was looking for…

  • Winner – Nestle Smarties Gold Award and Bisto Merit
  • A heartwarming classic and best-loved family favourite
  • A beautifully illustrated ode to the power of friendship
  • Oliver Jeffers is a globally bestselling author-illustrator

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    Oliver Jeffers has won the Blue Peter and Nestle Smarties prizes for Lost and Found, and has won multiple awards in his native Ireland. He was also named a Booktrust Best New Illustrator in 2008.

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