Stars

Illustrated by: Marla Frazee

For Ages: 2 - 6

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A star is how you know it’s almost night.
As soon as you see one, there’s another, and another.
And the dark that comes doesn’t feel so dark.
What if you could have a star?

From acclaimed author Mary Lyn Ray and two-time Caldecott Honor winner Marla Frazee comes this tender, evocative—and profound—exploration of stars both near and far.

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Beach Lane Books |
40 pages |
ISBN 9781442422490 |
October 2011 |
Grades P - 1

$18.99 List Price

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“*Ray (Christmas Farm) and Frazee (The Boss Baby), two big talents beating as one, assemble a cast of junior philosophers to help them muse on why stars--as celestial bodies, as shapes, as symbols, as talismans--hold so much meaning... ”

– Publishers Weekly, August 15, 2011, *STAR

“*Ray’s simple ode to stars is an engaging concept book.... Frazee’s deft sketches of a diverse array of young children, scattered on white or mottled blue pages, are both playful and evocative.... [Stars] celebrates... ”

– School Library Journal, October 2011, *STAR

“Most of us rarely take time to notice the twinkling lights that adorn the sky on clear evenings, but Mary Lyn Ray’s Stars reminds us of the wonder that surrounds us--night and day. Caldecott Honor recipient Marla... ”

– BookPage, October 1, 2011

“* Stars. Who hasn’t looked up in the sky and contemplated their magical presence?.... The winning combination of Ray and Frazee crystallizes these ideas into a near-perfect picture book that encourages children’s minds... ”

– Booklist, October 15, 2011, *STAR

“Ray’s quiet, friendly narrative begins and ends with stars in the night sky.... This contemplative book has strong adult appeal, but kids too may appreciate the spot-on portrayal of child play (sticking a paper star on a... ”

– The Horn Book, November/December 2011

“Does anyone illustrate the facial expressions, postures and movements of children with the same gloriously authentic exuberance as Marla Frazee (The Seven Silly Eaters, Everywhere Babies)? Here, a star takes many forms--in the... ”

– The New York Times Book Review Children's Bookshelf, October 16, 2011

“A poetic paean to stars both real and metaphorical brings the heavenly down to readers without robbing it of mystery. Calmly and directly, Ray addresses the reader in this gentle, somnolent narrative.... Like a lulling tide, the... ”

“* Mary Lyn Ray’s Stars...splendidly treats its subject with the matter-of-fact openness of childhood reminiscent of classics such as A Hole Is to Dig.... Physically, the book is a thing of understated beauty.... This is the... ”

– especially if shared by flashlight in the warmth of a summer night under the stars."

-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, December 2011, *STAR

“From tiny white strawberry blossoms in the spring to snowflakes in the winter, from the tip of a wand to the points of a sheriff’s badge, from the shape you make when you turn a cartwheel to the twinkling night lights in the... ”

– Washington Post Best Children’s Book 2011

“The simple, hand-lettered text of Stars reinforces the child-centric focus, and the illustrations, which vary from diminutive vignettes to sweeping panoramas without a soul in sight, capture the extraordinary attention children... ”

– The Washington Post, December 7, 2011

“This ode to everything stars are (part of a wand, a pin that makes you sheriff, a sign you’ve done well) is paired with incandescent art showing the heavenly shapes in ivy, snowflakes and in your pocket--for wishing on.”

– People Magazine, December 19, 2011

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