Star in the Jar by Sam Hay
A warm-hearted and enchanting bedtime story that celebrates the rewards of true friendship.
What would you do with a fallen star?
When a little boy stumbles across a lost star, he decides to take care of it, putting it in a jar and carrying it with him everywhere. But when the sky calls out for its missing star, can the little boy and his sister figure out a way to return the star to its friends in the sky...even if it means saying goodbye forever?
Praise for Star in the Jar:
A cheery, warm-hearted tale, beautifully told.--The Guardian
I love this cheery tale of two siblings who learn the lesson that when you love something, you sometimes have to let it go.--Angela Redden, Reading Rock Books (Dickson, TN)
Hay carefully keeps an even tone, never letting the whimsy descend into treacle and always maintaining a sense of wonder. Massini's lively and imaginative illustrations beautifully complement and enhance the text, providing additional insights into the children's activities and emotions... Tender and loving.--Kirkus Reviews
SamHay grew up in Scotland in a family of bookworms. She always wanted to be a writer and filled endless notebooks with stories and poems. She trained as a journalist in Edinburgh and went on to work in newspapers for the BBC, before deciding to move to Wales and write her first children's book. Since then she's had more than 30 children's books published including Do Not Wash this Bear, Star in the Jar and Dinosaurs United and the Cowardly Custard Pirates for Egmont UK.
Praise for Sam Hay:
A magical read ... beautifully told (Star in the Jar) The Guardian
Meg McLaren is an illustrator, picturebook maker and printmaker, working digitally and in screen print, based in Inverness. She is a graduate of the MA Children's Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art. She was nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Award 2017 and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017.
Praise for Meg McLaren:
Inventive and detailed ... this is a star of a picture book and Meg McLaren is a new talent to watch (Life is Magic) Lovereading4Kids
Meg McLaren hits all the right notes with this spare but exhilarating text, bringing it to rich visual life with dynamic and comically energetic illustrations (Life is Magic) Kirkus
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781728250144 |
| ISBN 10 | 1728250145 |
| Title | Star in the Jar |
| Author | Sam Hay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky |
| Year published | 2021-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |