Grandad's Star

What if the one who guides you around the cosmos starts to forget their way?

Fascinated by her grandad, a famous astronomer, a little girl could listen to his star stories for hours. But one day he starts to forget the constellations and eventually he can't even remember her name. Discover how love can reach across galaxies whether stars shine brightly or grow dim.

Autorentext

Frances studied archeology, anthropology and classics at Cambridge, and then worked as a journalist all over the world. Eventually she returned to her childhood love of writing stories, especially picture books which she describes as being, "Like poetry: born to be read aloud. To be tasted, chewed, savoured, and finally swallowed with a satisfying 'Ah!' leaving just enough room, of course, for sneaky second helpings!" Frances lives in Bedfordshire with her husband and their cats.

Rhian Stone is a self-taught illustrator who grew up on a diet of magic, folklore and myth. She works in gouche, pencil and pastel. Hard as it is to believe, Grandad's Star is her debut book. Location: Kent, UK.

Klappentext

My grandad knows how stars are born. He tells me their stories and shows me their twinkles. But now something's different. Grandad has started to forget his star stories. Discover how love can reach across galaxies whether stars shine brightly or grow dim.