The Star in You

by Katrina Moore, Amber Ren (Illustrator)

Overview

Did you know you have a star inside you?

Maybe it's vibrant pink, or glistening green, or even periwinkle blue.

Perhaps it's smooth, or sharp, or bent.

But the star is always there, guiding you when you feel lost or alone. You just have to listen to it.

Follow a young child on her first day at a new school in this uplifting ode to the extraordinary potential inside all of us, perfect for fans of YOU MATTER and BE YOU.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250405630
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	10/15/2024
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Katrina Moore taught elementary school for thirteen years. Now she enjoys visiting schools near and far as the author of the picture books Hope Is a Hop, Sometimes Love, Grumpy New Year, Grandpa Grumps, One Hug, and more, as well as the Teeny Houdini chapter book series. Her star shines brightest when she’s sharing a good book or a new adventure with her family, friends, and students. Katrina lives with her husband, dogs, and two star-studded children in Georgia.

Amber Ren is a New York Times–bestselling illustrator of many children’s books, including Mo Willems’s Because, Tracey Baptiste’s Looking for a Jumbie, and Charlotte Cheng’s Night Market Rescue. She earned her BFA in character animation at the California Institute of the Arts and now works in the animation industry as a visual development artist. Amber is inspired by her love for folk art, nostalgia, and inclusion as well as her childhood spent in China.

Katrina Moore taught elementary school for thirteen years. Now, she enjoys traveling to visit schools and students near and far. She is the author of the picture books, Hope is A Hop, Sometimes Love, Grumpy New Year, Grandpa Grumps, One Hug, and more, as well as the Teeny Houdini chapter book series. Her star shines brightest when she’s sharing a good book, or a new adventure, with her family, friends, and students. She lives with her husband, dogs, and two star-studded children in Georgia.
Amber Ren is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and a visual development artist in the animation industry. She earned her BFA in Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. Amber’s work is inspired by her love for folk art, nostalgia, inclusion, and her childhood spent in China. She is the illustrator of Because, Looking for a Jumbie, Night Market Rescue, and more.

Editorial Reviews

"The gentle rhymes of this sweet story remind readers of the light we carry inside and the power we have to help each other glow. An important book that invites readers to consider ways we can grow and share the starlight within." — Joanna Ho, New York Times-bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss In The Corners

"A lovely, beautifully illustrated story about protecting and nurturing that special spark in all of us." — Eric Fan, internationally bestselling creator of The Night Gardener

"Beautiful, lyrical, and tender. This book is a celebration of the light that shines bright in every child and a reminder that we all have the power to kindle that light in others." — Christina Soontornvat, three-time Newbery Honor recipient

"This tender, poetic celebration of the unique spark all children contain within, speaks to the power luminaries in education have to inspire and ignite each little light." — Kelly Dipucchio, author of Grace for President

"Vibrant and inspiring." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2024-07-19
On the first day of school, a child learns about the different ways we can nurture, grow, and share the spark within.

Each of us has a star deep inside. The stars all vary in color. They can be shy and frightened, sometimes shrinking until they aren’t even shaped like a star. Some stars are bent; sometimes they even break. Sometimes a star “may start to scratch / like an itch in your throat.” Sometimes, it fills your eyes with a twinkle. As a young child starts school, readers see how the star within changes as the youngster experiences different emotions, like being scared or feeling lonely in the cafeteria. Another student reaches out with an overture of friendship, but the protagonist trips and falls—and withdraws, throwing the star in the trash. But, with the help of a sympathetic adult, the child learns how to make the star grow and glow again—and then how to use that light to help others glow. Readers are asked what they will do with their own stars and light. Told in rhyming, lyrical verse, this is a moving reminder of our potential and the kindness we can share with others. Relying on watercolorlike washes of color and arresting imagery, the illustrations propel the story forward and add context to the minimal text. The protagonist has light brown skin and appears Asian; other characters are diverse.

Vibrant and inspiring.(Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews