Author | Mem Fox |
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Illustrator | Freya Blackwood |
Cover artist | Freya Blackwood |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Published | 2019 ( Puffin Books) |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Print ( hardback) |
Pages | 40 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9780670078127 |
OCLC | 906797819 |
The Tiny Star is a 2019 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Freya Blackwood. It is about a star falling to Earth, turning into a baby, living a loving fulfilling life, dying, than returning to the heavens as a star.
According to Fox, it took her five years to write. [1]
A reviewer for the Reading Time wrote "The Tiny Star is a valuable, uplifting and poignant story for the young to make sense of, and find comfort in, heartbreaking loss", [2] and recommended it as a best book of the year. [3] Publishers Weekly called it a "meditation". [4]
The Tiny Star has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, [5] Books+Publishing, [6] and StoryLinks. [7]
Grief can feel impossible, but Fox's words whisper straight to one's heart while Blackwood's characteristically warm, smudgy illustrations exude warmth.
The simple and beautiful story about the cycle of life is told with the utmost tenderness and involves the reader in the journey of a loving family as the narrative follows life's adventures from beginning to end and beyond.
The book is an absolute visual delight celebrating a life well lived. The text is honed down to a minimum of simple words that convey maximum meaning.
Author | Mem Fox |
---|---|
Illustrator | Freya Blackwood |
Cover artist | Freya Blackwood |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Published | 2019 ( Puffin Books) |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Print ( hardback) |
Pages | 40 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9780670078127 |
OCLC | 906797819 |
The Tiny Star is a 2019 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Freya Blackwood. It is about a star falling to Earth, turning into a baby, living a loving fulfilling life, dying, than returning to the heavens as a star.
According to Fox, it took her five years to write. [1]
A reviewer for the Reading Time wrote "The Tiny Star is a valuable, uplifting and poignant story for the young to make sense of, and find comfort in, heartbreaking loss", [2] and recommended it as a best book of the year. [3] Publishers Weekly called it a "meditation". [4]
The Tiny Star has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, [5] Books+Publishing, [6] and StoryLinks. [7]
Grief can feel impossible, but Fox's words whisper straight to one's heart while Blackwood's characteristically warm, smudgy illustrations exude warmth.
The simple and beautiful story about the cycle of life is told with the utmost tenderness and involves the reader in the journey of a loving family as the narrative follows life's adventures from beginning to end and beyond.
The book is an absolute visual delight celebrating a life well lived. The text is honed down to a minimum of simple words that convey maximum meaning.