Star Girl by Karin Littlewood

Star Girl by Karin Littlewood

Gracie had a star. Every night it shone for her outside her bedroom window. “ You’ re my special star,” she whispered. 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.   Then, 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 rockpool, 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.

‘Littlewood’s tale nicely captures childhood imagination, and her watercolors lend it an extra layer of dreaminessBlonde, pigtailed Gracie is an appealing blend of wonder and determination, and the landscapes she inhabits are lovely.’ 

‘A gentle engaging story - you really want the star to shine for Gracie - with illustrations that subtly complement the story.’ 

'Star Girl delivers an emotional kick at the end… the illustrations are beautiful and will draw children to follow Gracie’s magical adventure and understand its message that wonderful things in the natural world must stay where they belong.’ 

‘ Littlewood’ s tale nicely captures childhood imagination, and her watercolors lend it an extra layer of dreaminess. Blonde, pigtailed Gracie is an appealing blend of wonder and determination, and the landscapes she inhabits are lovely.’  

‘ A gentle engaging story - you really want the star to shine for Gracie - with illustrations that subtly complement the story.’  

'Star Girl delivers an emotional kick at the end… the illustrations are beautiful and will draw children to follow Gracie’ s magical adventure and understand its message that wonderful things in the natural world must stay where they belong.’  

Karin Littlewood studied Graphic Design at the University of Northumbria, followed by an MA in illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has worked in editorial, packaging, design and advertising, as well as publishing. Her work has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal three times.

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ISBN 13	9781847805218
ISBN 10	1847805213
Title	Star Girl
Author	Karin Littlewood
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-09-04
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.