The Missing Piece
Published on 18. August 2022
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5266-1813-9 (ISBN)
Description
A heart-warming, fresh and original story about family and friendship from brand-new picture book author, writer and performer Jordan Stephens.
Sunny loves jigsaw puzzles - the bigger the better. When she completes one, she gets a warm, happy honeybee buzz. One day, her Gran gives her a ONE-THOUSAND-PIECE puzzle. Piece after piece, all by herself, she puts together the picture, until ... DISASTER! The final piece is missing. Sunny may be small, but she is very determined - so she sets off to find it.
As the day whizzes by in a whirl of new places and friends, Sunny discovers that looking for something is every bit as fun as finding it, and that perhaps the missing piece was there all along ...
SHORTLISTED for the Inclusive Books for Children award 2024
Sunny loves jigsaw puzzles - the bigger the better. When she completes one, she gets a warm, happy honeybee buzz. One day, her Gran gives her a ONE-THOUSAND-PIECE puzzle. Piece after piece, all by herself, she puts together the picture, until ... DISASTER! The final piece is missing. Sunny may be small, but she is very determined - so she sets off to find it.
As the day whizzes by in a whirl of new places and friends, Sunny discovers that looking for something is every bit as fun as finding it, and that perhaps the missing piece was there all along ...
SHORTLISTED for the Inclusive Books for Children award 2024
Reviews / Votes
A heart-warming picture book, perfect for the whole family to read together * Fearne Cotton * A beautiful debut picture book story that contains a powerful message about empathy * Books for Keeps * Such a wonderful book, would highly recommend to anyone with kids or friends with kids! * Ed Sheeran * Such a gorgeous story. * Zoe Sugg * This is a gorgeous story about family life and finding friends. Beth Suzanna uses bold colours and shapes to create playful illustrations that beautifully capture the vibrancy of open spaces * Inclusive Books for Children Award *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: Up to 5 years
Dimensions
Height: 313 mm
Width: 242 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-1813-9 (9781526618139)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jordan Stephens is a creative, musician, writer and performer, perhaps best known as one half the chart-topping duo, Rizzle Kicks who have recently made a comeback after a 9 year hiatus.
Having spoken publicly about his struggles with mental health, Jordan has been very active in raising awareness around the stigma. His mental health campaign #IAMWHOLE reached over 120 million people online and was mentioned in the Houses of Parliament.
Jordan endeavours to express himself through many different forms of art. His first children's book, The Missing Piece, published in 2022 is a self-influenced story about joy and connection. It was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and Inclusive Books for Children Award. His second children's book, See for Yourself, publishes in May 2025.
Beth Suzanna is a London based illustrator whose uplifting work is rooted in colour and connection. Creating work for picture books, programmes, covers and campaigns. Beth's work has a strong focus on community and diversity, using bold figurative paper cut shapes or expressive pastel line to create tactile, playful and human work. The Missing Piece was her first picture book.
Having spoken publicly about his struggles with mental health, Jordan has been very active in raising awareness around the stigma. His mental health campaign #IAMWHOLE reached over 120 million people online and was mentioned in the Houses of Parliament.
Jordan endeavours to express himself through many different forms of art. His first children's book, The Missing Piece, published in 2022 is a self-influenced story about joy and connection. It was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and Inclusive Books for Children Award. His second children's book, See for Yourself, publishes in May 2025.
Beth Suzanna is a London based illustrator whose uplifting work is rooted in colour and connection. Creating work for picture books, programmes, covers and campaigns. Beth's work has a strong focus on community and diversity, using bold figurative paper cut shapes or expressive pastel line to create tactile, playful and human work. The Missing Piece was her first picture book.