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A Star Shines Through
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9780802856319
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: Aug 20 2024
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.38 Width: 8.48 Depth: 10.89
Language: English
School Library Journal Best Books Best Picture Books List (2024)
Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books About Families List (2024)
Straightforward, heartfelt words and thin-lined, fully imagined drawings from Desnitskaya (On the Edge of the World) give tender voice to one child's refugee experience. -- Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) Encouraging empathy and understanding, this illuminating picture book offers a realistic account of finding oneself in a new place and shines a light on the healing power of hope. -- Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) A beautiful tale of loss and adjustment; for those who have never had to leave home, perhaps a lesson in insight and empathy. Highly recommended. -- School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) Beautifully crafted and warmly empathetic. -- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW) A poignant story about a displaced family making a home in the aftermath of war.We used to live in a big city. In our apartment window was a star-shaped lamp, shining through the cold. I could recognize home from far away. But then the war began, and we left for another country. Everything is different here--the food, the language, even Mom and me. Today Mom bought us a package of scissors, glue, and cardboard. Can we make this place feel a little more like home?
Narrated by a young refugee, A Star Shines Through is based on the experiences of the author-illustrator, who left Russia with her family after the start of the Ukraine War. With an evocative palette of blues and yellows, Anna Desnitskaya shows how making art can create a sense of hope, even amidst emigration and resettling.
White Raven Selection (2025)
Spirituality & Practice The Best Spiritual Books List (2024)
Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award in Picture Books, Early Reader Finalist (2024)
Cooperative Children's Book Center CCBC Choices List - Picture Books (2025)
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