Thursday, November 11, 2021

Hello, Star by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic and Vashti Harrison - OPTIONAL

Hello, Star by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic, illustrated by Vashti Harrison
. PICTURE BOOK. Litle Brown, 2021. $18. 9780316451758 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

A young Black girl sees a star go nova one night and promises it that she will come see it before it goes out forever. 

Harrison’s dreamy blue illustrations are a beauty to behold. However, I was so confused because the book reads like non-fiction until she starts doing the impossible. The wish to see the star is sweet, but there needs to be a bigger divide between the real and the imaginary. 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS 

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