The Heart and the Bottle

Oliver Jeffers

HarperCollins Children's Books, 2010 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale.

Once there was a girl whose life was filled with wonder at the world around her...

Then one day something happened that made the girl take her heart and put it in a safe place. However, after that it seemed that the world was emptier than before. But would she know how to get her heart back?

In this deeply moving story, Oliver Jeffers deals with the weighty themes of love and loss with an extraordinary lightness of touch and shows us, ultimately, that there is always hope.

About the author

Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award. 'Lost and Found' animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Heart and the Bottle
• Author: Oliver Jeffers
• Illustrated by: Oliver Jeffers
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2010
• ISBN: 0007182341, 9780007182343
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Death, Grief, Bereavement; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / New Experience