Another review for The Star Giver arrived in my mail today. I would like to share that and another image from the book. I am pleased to say that the review reflects the gentle tone of the book.
The Children’s Book Review | www.thechildrensbookreview.com
The Star Giver
By Ginger Neilson Paperback: 34 pages Age Range:
3-‐7
Publisher:
Virginia Neilson (September 1, 2014) ISBN: 978-0991309337
What to expect: Folktale, Bears, Stars, Illustrations
Ginger Neilson tells a soothing folktale
set deep in the forest. When Little Bear asks, “Where did the stars come from?” Mother
Bear leans in closely to share a Native
American legend from “the far, far north.” Illustrations rich in deep nighttime colors create a peaceful visual
to the comforting story of a man, made of stars and the branches of pines, who forever continues to spread starlight across the night sky. This man is known as the Star Giver.
“His gifts are hidden
under an enormous
cloak. Yet the starlight beneath
sparkles through and lights his way wherever he wanders.”
Each night, the Star Giver travels through
the forest to the sea. When he reaches the shoreline he opens his cloak and allows
the wind to blow his stars
into the aquatic
scenery. The sea tosses them with “towering
waves until they escape to the sky” where they stay until morning above the slumbering animals. The Star Giver remains
quiet and still until he opens his cloak and calls for the stars to return
to him. Dramatic brush strokes swirl
across double page spreads expressing emotion and providing movement
to the illustrations.
The nature of the story is mystical and therefore sure to open the slumbering doors of dreamtime if chosen as a bedtime
read. Recommended for children ages 3
through 7.
—The Children’s Book Review
(www.thechildrensbookreview.com)
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