Star Girl

Gracie has a star. Every night it shines for her outside her bedroom window. ?You’re my special star,” she whispers. But every morning, as dawn breaks, Gracie’s star fades from the sky. So one sparkling night Gracie climbs the tallest tree and gently takes her star out of the sky. Now she will have it with her all the time. But what a disappointment! In Gracie’s hands, her star lies dull, cold, and grey. She fills her room with sparkly things, puts the star in a tide pool, and takes it to the place where the fireflies flitter. But nothing can make her star shine. At last Gracie knows what she has to do . . . and that night she gets a wonderful surprise.

Karin Littlewood's acclaimed picture books include The Color of Home, Home for Christmas, Home Now, Catherine’s Story, and When Dad Was Away. Also the author of Immi and Sea Horse, she lives in London.