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Home / Children's Books / Picturebooks / How to Catch an Idea

How to Catch an Idea

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Where do ideas come from? Maybe they grow in the ground like a seed. Maybe you bake them like a bun. Perhaps you can catch a shimmering idea from the sea, or pluck a ripe one from the branches of a tree. Follow a curious little girl as she tries to find the answer to this very big question.

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SKU: 9781408366981 Category: Picturebooks Tags: Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage), Picture storybooks Publisher/imprint : Orchard Books
Page count : 32
Published on 29th January, 2026
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Description

Where do ideas come from?
Maybe they grow in the ground like a seed.
Maybe you bake them like a bun.
Perhaps you can catch a shimmering idea from the sea, or pluck a ripe one from the branches of a tree . . .

Follow a curious little girl as she tries to find the answer to this very big question.

A playful celebration of creativity, imagination and discovery from award-winning debut creator, Forest Xiao.

Additional information

Weight 0.2 kg
Dimensions 27.4 × 24.8 × 0.4 cm
Author

Xiao, Forest

Publisher

Orchard Books

Imprint

Orchard Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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