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A day off school

"A whole day off school! ALL TO HIMSELF!! When Herbie has the sniffles, he stays home from school. It's exciting to have time to playSpace Blasters and watch cartoons. But by lunchtime, he wonders what fun he might be missing at school. What if there's an extra playtime, a dog on the loose... or eve...

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Main Author: Jeffers, Oliver (Author, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Waldron, Kevin (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Philomel, 2026.
Edition:US edition.
Subjects:
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Sick > Juvenile fiction.
Fear of missing out > Juvenile fiction.
Imagination > Juvenile fiction.
Boredom > Juvenile fiction.
Worry > Juvenile fiction.
Humorous fiction > Juvenile.
School fiction > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:"A whole day off school! ALL TO HIMSELF!! When Herbie has the sniffles, he stays home from school. It's exciting to have time to playSpace Blasters and watch cartoons. But by lunchtime, he wonders what fun he might be missing at school. What if there's an extra playtime, a dog on the loose... or even A PIRATE INVASION?"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Audience:Ages Ages 4-8.
Grades 2-3.
ISBN:9798217039999
Author Notes:Oliver Jeffers was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia in 1977. He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He received a First Class Honors Degree in illustration and visual communication and certificate of foundation studies from the University of Ulster, School of Art and Design in 2001. His work has been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Brooklyn Museum, and Gestalten Space in Berlin.

He writes and illustrates picture books. His debut book, How to Catch a Star, was published in 2004 and won a Merit Award at the CBI/Bisto Book of Year Awards. His second book, Lost and Found, won the Gold Award at Nestle Children's Book Prize and was developed into an animated short film, which has received over sixty awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His other books include The Incredible Book Eating Boy, The Great Paper Caper, Up and Down, Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me, Once upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All Letters, The Hueys series and A Child of Books. He has won numerous awards including the Smarties Award, Irish Book of the Year, The Blue Peter Book of the Year, and the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Award in the Children's category.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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