Stardust

StardustStardust by Briony May Smith, Jeanne Willis
Published by Nosy Crow on February 12, 2019
ISBN: 1536202657
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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two-stars

A little girl dreams of being a star, but she always seems to take the back seat to her older sister. No matter what she does or how hard she tries, her sister always seems to do it better and get all the attention. Her grandfather tells her a story about how the stars were made and how each star shines in its own way. This book attempts to encourage kids to be themselves and do what makes them shine. It just misses the mark. The story rambled too much, and the end is confusing, abrupt, and just doesn’t quite work. This book would be best for PreK-2 grade and would be best shared one-on-one.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME

two-stars