How to Catch an Idea
(2025)A Picture Book by Forest Xiao
2026 Jhalak Children's and YA Prize (shortlist)
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.
Genre: Children's Fiction
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.
Genre: Children's Fiction
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