The Missing Piece - Debut Picture Book

Written by Jordan Stephens. Published by Bloomsbury

“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 ...”

“Such a wonderful book, would highly recommend to anyone with kids or friends with kids!”

Ed Sheeran


”A heart-warming picture book, perfect for the whole family to read together”

Fearne Cotton

Nominations:

Shortlisted for the Inclusive Book Awards 2024

Shortlisted for The Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2023

Shortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 2023

Long-listed for The Klaus Flugge Prize 2023

Nominated for The 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023

Events:

Southbank Centre London Literature Festival 2022 & 2023

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2022 & 2023

Hay Literary Festival 2023

Henley Literary Festival 2023

Hastings Literary Festival 2023

Discover Children's Story Centre 2023

Black British Book Festival 2023