Star Stuff

Rand Burkert studied English at Yale University and teaching at the School for International Training Graduate Institute. He is a teacher of English as a Second language in the Nauset Public Schools and Cape Cod Community College, an organic farmer and permaculture activist, a children's book author, and folk musician.Chris Raschka is the creator of many distinguished and award-winning books for children. He has received two Caldecott Medals—one for The Hello, Goodbye Window, written by Norton Juster, and one for his own A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? Chris Raschka was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012 and 2016 and has been awarded a New York Times Best Illustrated Book citation seven times. He lives in New York City with his family.

A whimsical tale that creatively introduces three constellations. Dreamlike and quirky.  — Kirkus Reviews“This is both an enjoyable introduction to the constellations and an imaginative bedtime story . . . The loosely rhyming text is a pleasure to read aloud. Raschka’s dynamic watercolor illustrations swirl and swoop across the page.”  — Horn Book Magazine“[This] friendly fantasy brings the night sky beautifully to life.” — BooklistAn unexpected collision of the rustic and the interstellar. [A] folktale-flavored turn on the intergalactic. — Publishers WeeklyArresting watercolor compositions dotted with shining starlight spill across the pages of this original story about a night’s misfortune for a star-walking farmer and his donkey that will leave readers to wonder about the legends of the constellations. — School Library Journal (starred review)